Rankings and Ratings

Boston Children's Hospital grabbed the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's 12th annual Best Children's Hospitals rankings.

The CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings are under scrutiny, as the agency decided not to update the ratings in July as planned. The agency has not released plans for the next update.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's Medicare Advantage plan, for the fourth consecutive year, ranked highest in member satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Medicare Advantage Study.

For the fourth consecutive year, customers named Kaiser Permanente as the No. 1 health plan based on experience, according to Forrester's 2018 Consumer Experience Index.

The Mercatus Center within Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University released its June 2018 update report on patient access to healthcare.

Six of the top 10 states with the highest-paid CEOs were also among the 10 most populated states, according to a recent report by Equilar.

During the 2017-18 academic school year, out-of-state medical students paid an average of $58,000 for tuition and fees at public medical schools, according to data submitted by 69 institutions to U.S. News & World Report.

Genetic counselor was ranked the No. 1 job this year for median salary, projected growth and work environment, according to CareerCast's 2018 Jobs Rated Report.

CMS will not update the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on its Hospital Compare website in July — marking the second consecutive year the agency postponed the midsummer update, the American Hospital Association reported.

Private medical schools charged an average of $55,000 in tuition for the 2017-18 academic year, with the 10 most expensive schools charging an average of more than $60,000 in tuition, according to U.S. News & World Report.