Rankings and Ratings

The three largest private health insurers held 80 percent or more of the employer market in 2015-16, according to a Government Accountability Office analysis.

Douglas County, Colo., is the healthiest community in the U.S., according to the 2019 Healthiest Communities report released March 26 by U.S. News & World Report and the Aetna Foundation. 

In at least 37 of 50 states plus the District of Columbia, the three biggest health insurers held 80 percent of the individual exchange market from 2015-17, according to a Government Accountability Office analysis.

Montana is the best state for physicians, according to an annual analysis by WalletHub.

The three largest private health insurers held 80 percent or more of the employer and individual market in 2015-16, according to a Government Accountability Office analysis.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best hospital in the world by Newsweek.

Almost 40 percent of the U.S. population age 15 and older is obese, and the cost of obesity-related medical treatment is roughly $147 billion to $210 billion per year, according to a recent study by WalletHub.

Of the 118 U.S. medical schools that submitted admittance data for fall 2018 to U.S. News & World Report, the average acceptance rate for students was 6.8 percent.

Secure, affordable housing plays a major role in health outcomes, according to The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 2019 County Health Rankings.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released its 2019 County Health Rankings March 19.