The number of Americans living in designated primary care shortage areas increased by about 21% in 2025 compared to the year prior, new federal data shows. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Bureau of Health Workforce published its latest quarterly…
Rankings and Ratings
Several healthcare roles landed on U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 rankings of the best jobs without a bachelor’s degree. The list is part of the publication’s annual best jobs rankings series, released Jan. 13, which evaluates jobs across 17…
For the third consecutive year, nurse practitioner earned the No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report‘s annual best jobs rankings. The media company released the rankings Jan. 13, highlighting the best jobs across 17 categories, including healthcare. To…
The United Health Foundation released its 2025 “America’s Health Rankings Annual Report,” Jan. 8, presenting a wave of optimistic health signals, but disparities persist. The organization analyzed 99 measures from 31 sources, relying on the most recent data, as of…
Honolulu is 2026’s best city for an active lifestyle, while Garland, Texas, is the worst, according to an annual WalletHub analysis published Jan. 7. The personal finance company compared the 100 most populated U.S. cities across two dimensions: budget and…
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Scottsdale, Ariz., ranked No. 1 on WalletHub’s list of best places to find a job, while Detroit came in last. The personal finance website released its “Best Places to Find a Job in 2026” report Jan. 6, comparing 182 cities…
Hospitals in Nebraska lead the nation on physician communication, while hospitals in Nevada rank lowest, CMS data shows. CMS collects and publicly reports data on physician communication as part of its HCAHPS survey data. The measure assesses the percentage of…
Hospitals in Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and South Dakota have the highest nurse communication scores, while hospitals in the District of Columbia have the lowest, CMS data shows.
Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients are most likely to recommend in every state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS. CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS…
Detroit remains the neediest city in the U.S., largely because it has the highest unemployment rate in the country at 9.1%, according to a Dec. 15 analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. The city also ranked No. 1 in WalletHub’s…