Pittsburgh is kind of under the radar and a lot of people think it's still some rust belt city that hasn't recovered from the steel industry leaving , but they are very diversified now with medical , education and other industries these days , their unemployment rate was also pretty low during the recession .

Sadly when the state pays for your medical/financial needs jump throught all hoops to prove they are poor and don't have much money/assets on hand...You seller owns a home and its considered an asset so if she sells she will lose her medicaid. 

Places like Federal Hill, Fells Point, Bolton Hill, areas near THE major employer, Johns Hopkins Medical System.If you can get more precise on the neighborhood, I'm happy to weigh in.

This is due to the anticipated demand from the Medical Mart and Convention Center, which just came online this year.- Cleveland Clinic, with its $3 billion endowment and its top-in-the-world facilities, is in Cleveland (surprise!)

My wife and I moved to another state for a temp job (medical residency) two years ago this May.

Im not sure if you even try to make small amount monthly payments to the medical bills like payment plan just to keep the account current?

You can keep it vague and not reference emotional support as a valid medical reason.

Granted we caught some good fortune with a developer picking up a huge area, maybe a 40 square block area for redevelopment.Properties right on the South side of the Trinity could be bought just a couple of years ago for 50-60K and the land is in the 180-200K range now.Case View, Elmwood, Bishop arts, Medical Districts and other neighborhoods have had similar increases.All I can point to is the Case-Shiller report that I linked to.

"I've had medical problems and can't afford to pay for my food.

BTW-At first sight of this, I thought BP had started a Medical Forum...