Rankings and Ratings

California has the most healthcare employees of any U.S. state, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released May 24.

Minnesota is the best state to practice medicine in 2021, and West Virginia is the worst, according to Medscape rankings released May 24. 

Hawaii is home to the fewest preventable hospitalizations in the nation per 1,000 Medicare patients, whereas Minnesota most exceeds the national average of 42.37.

OrbiMed Advisors was the most active healthcare investor in the first quarter of 2021, backing 25 companies, according to a new report from CB Insights. 

DiversityInc honored 12 hospitals and health systems for diversity in the company's 2021 rankings.

Forbes released its 19th annual list of the 2,000 largest public companies in the world, with 20 healthcare companies in the top 200.  

Hospitals in the South are worse at avoiding unnecessary tests and procedures than those in the North, according to a ranking from the Lown Institute.

West Virginia has the most drug overdose deaths per capita, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.  

The FDA expanded its emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children age 12 to 15 on May 10.

New York had the most medical school graduates in 2019 of all states, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released May 7.