Judith Graham

You don't have to be poor or have a low income to qualify for discounts on hospital bills if you lose your job and health insurance. Several hospitals in the...

Is Illinois' All Kids program falling short of its promise? It appears so, according to a new report from health-care advocacy group Families USA finding that as many as 294,000...

Kathleen Walsh of Woodridge was worried. The company that fired her Dec. 10 hadn't sent out a notification of her right to elect COBRA coverage and she wasn't sure what...

Tens of thousands of workers who are losing their jobs will find little solace in COBRA, a health insurance program for the newly unemployed, according to a report published Friday....

* What's happening: Watch for more lawsuits alleging discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. A new law amending the ADA went into effect Thursday. * Who was protected before:...

His eyes no longer seem to see what lies before him. He stares past me as if there were something he was trying to make out far away. His arms...

Babies born to couples who rely on medical technology to become pregnant have much higher rates of certain birth defects, according to a study published online Monday in the journal...

Enrollment for next year's Medicare drug plan started Saturday, and advocacy groups urge seniors to start renewing coverage. Those 65 or older who have yet to sign up for federal...

With great fanfare, Medicare introduced a new policy a month ago that calls for withholding payments to hospitals in cases involving any of 10 medical errors that harm patients. The...

As a reporter who covers health care, I often get to see how people respond to others in need. Sometimes their kindness is stunning. Take the case of the five...