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Rankings and Ratings

West Virginia contains the largest proportion of residents who report smoking of all U.S. states, according to a ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Nevada is the worst state to be a baby boomer, according to an analysis by Zippia, a career search and employment services company.

Fourteen of the 25 highest-paying jobs in 2020 are in healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Job rankings released Jan. 7.

Healthcare positions made up 46 of the top 100 jobs in the country for 2020, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Job rankings released Jan. 7.

Patients between ages 50 and 80 read online reviews of physicians and often use these reviews to choose a provider, according to a survey conducted by the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy.

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The Leapfrog Group recognized 120 hospitals nationwide with its 2019 Top Hospitals award Dec. 17.

Montana has the highest rate of suicides among U.S. states, with nearly 29 per 100,000 individuals, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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