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Daniel Trielli

Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable To Neglect Than Fix

By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth and Daniel Trielli December 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Months of reporting and rich hospital data portray life in the worst asthma hot spot in one of the worst asthma cities: Baltimore. The medical system knows how to help. But there’s no money in it.

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