Washington, D.C., is the U.S. city with the highest health security ranking, according to The Economist's new Safe Cities Index 2019 report.
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Twelve companies working on healthcare initiatives made Fortune's 2019 list of firms that are changing the world.
McAllen, Texas, is the most affordable city for healthcare, with residents spending 30.1 percent less on healthcare than the nationwide average, according to a new study from apartment search website Rent.com.
A new deal between Oscar Health and Berkshire Hathaway, a senator's criticism of the CEO of Centene Corp., and website satisfaction among health plan users were among the payer topics that piqued the interest of readers in August.
Over 5,800 Americans died waiting for an organ transplant in 2018.
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Total enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell in 2018 to 13.8 million, down from a high of 17.4 million in 2015, according to an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners represent the top fastest-growing jobs in 13 states, according to a CareerBuilder analysis cited by MarketWatch.
CMS will update its methodology for the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings in 2021, the agency announced Aug. 19.
Health insurers selling policies on the ACA exchanges will be required to show star ratings for the first time during the 2020 enrollment period, CMS said Aug. 15.
Healthcare companies are the highest-paying employers in more than a quarter of all states, according to Money.