CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on July 28, and 12 of U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 20 Honor Roll hospitals received a five-star rating. 

West Virginia has the highest drug overdose death rate of any state, according to the most recent data available from the CDC. 

Healthgrades identified 145 hospitals as the recipients of 2022 National Leaders in Obstetrics & Gynecology awards on Aug. 2.

Residents of Rhode Island receive the best healthcare in the country, while those in Mississippi receive the worst, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

On July 26, U.S. News and World Report released its best hospitals rankings for 2022-23, which compared about 5,000 hospitals nationwide in 15 adult specialties and 20 procedures and conditions.

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many women were forced to leave their workplace roles to make arrangements for other things, like childcare, and some still have not returned due to lack of opportunities and low pay, Forbes reported July 26. 

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on July 27, recognizing 192 hospitals with one star.

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2022, giving 429 hospitals a rating of five stars.

Hawaii is the best state for healthcare in the U.S. and West Virginia is the worst, according to an analysis by MoneyGeek, a personal finance technology company. 

On July 26, U.S. News & World Report released its 2022-23 rankings for the top hospitals in the U.S. 

For the seventh consecutive year, Mayo Clinic earned the top spot in the U.S. News & World Report best hospitals rankings.

U.S. News & World Report temporarily moved some medical schools to the "unranked" category of its Best Graduate Schools rankings after discrepancies in data were identified.

Madison, Wis., topped Livability.com's ninth annual list of Top 100 Best Places to Live.

Twelve health systems were named to the Disability Equality Index's list of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2022.

For the second consecutive year, Massachusetts took the top spot on the Sharecare Community Well-Being Index ranking of best states for overall well-being, while Mississippi ranked at the bottom for the third consecutive year, according to a report published July 14 by digital health company Sharecare in partnership with the Boston University School of Public Health.

CMS is slated to release its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings update this month, though the agency has been tight-lipped about when this will occur. 

North Carolina is the leading state for business this year, according to rankings from CNBC released July 13. 

Cleveland is the most stressed city in the U.S. and Fremont, Calif., is the least stressed, according to an analysis released July 11 by personal finance website WalletHub.  

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released a report July 7 analyzing data collected by United Van Lines in the company's "45th Annual National Movers Survey." The annual study tracks the company's exclusive data for customers' state-to-state migration patterns.

Money, formerly Money Magazine, and Leapfrog Group collaborated for their first shared ranking of "best hospitals" to help consumers make decisions about which healthcare institutions are best for their money.