Mississippi has the highest Alzheimer’s disease death rate at 46.9 while District of Columbia had the lowest at 10.9, the CDC found. The CDC calculated mortality rates from Alzheimer’s disease in every state. Mortality rate is the number of deaths…
Rankings and Ratings
Nine fewer hospitals have a five-star recommendation from patients compared to May, according to CMS data. Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data…
Rochester, Minn., ranks as the top U.S. metro area for healthcare access, according to data Indeed shared with Becker’s from its Best Cities for Work 2026 index. The ranking reflects a single metric — primary care physicians per 100,000 residents…
Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times using CMS’ Timely and Effective Care-Hospital data. The CDC tracks the average time patients spend in the ED before leaving the visit as…
Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the longest emergency department visit times using data from CMS’ provider data catalog. The CDC tracks the average time patients spend in the ED before leaving the visit as…
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South Dakota is the state where Americans work the hardest, according to an analysis published Aug. 24 by WalletHub. The personal finance company compared the 50 states across two key dimensions: Direct work factors and indirect work factors. WalletHub evaluated…
New CMS data shows wide variation in emergency department visit times across the country, according to the agency’s latest release. The agency’s “Timely and Effective Care” dataset covers children and adults treated at hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment…
Louisiana has some of the highest scores in both physician and nurse communication while the District of Columbia has the lowest, CMS found. The Patient survey (HCAHPS)-State database lists the state averages for the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee has the highest-ranked Medicare Advantage plan for member satisfaction in 2026, according to JD Power’s 12th annual Medicare Advantage study. The consumer insight firm published its annual ranking of the top MA plans in…
UCSF Medical Center is the top geriatric hospital in the nation, U.S. News & World Report found. U.S. News evaluated nearly 1,070 hospitals in the treatment of seniors and ranked the top hospitals for care of senior patients aged 75…