Fremont, Calif., ranks as the city with the lowest health and safety stress, while Memphis, Tenn., is the most stressed, WalletHub found. WalletHub compared 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities plus at least two of the most…
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Women make up about 77% of the professionally active nurse practitioner workforce in the U.S., according to a recent analysis from KFF. For its analysis, KFF obtained information on the number of active, licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S., as…
Eleven states tied for having the lowest rates of patients who left hospital emergency departments without being seen, at 1%, CMS data showed. CMS’ Timely and Effective Care dataset, updated May 13, tracks the percentage of patients who left an…
Forbes‘ 2026 list of the best places to retire in the U.S. spans 21 states and four time zones, according to the May 8 list. To create the list, Forbes compared nearly 1,000 locations with populations above 10,000 in each…
Based on FAIR Health commercial claims data, the national median in-network cost of a C-section for commercially insured patients is $19,911, compared with $15,728 for a vaginal delivery. The figures come from FAIR Health’s Cost of Giving Birth Tracker, an…
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The Lown Institute published its 2026 Lown Hospitals Index “Honor Roll” June 23, spotlighting the top hospitals for social responsibility in every state. To compile the list, the nonpartisan healthcare think tank assessed 2,718 acute care hospitals, 900 critical access…
The Lown Institute released its 2026 Hospitals Index on June 23, ranking the nation’s most socially responsible hospitals and health systems based on measures of health equity, value of care and patient outcomes. The nonprofit healthcare think tank evaluated 2,718…
Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has the lowest unplanned readmission rate in the nation, according to CMS. CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visits data is based on provider data for hospital return days, including unplanned readmission and unplanned hospital visit measures after…
AI answer engines name an academic medical center as the top hospital in 46 of 50 states, according to a 50-state analysis from public relations firm 5W AI Communications. The report modeled how five AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity,…
San Francisco ranks first among 148 U.S. cities on a health subindex, according to a WalletHub analysis published June 16. Columbus, Ga., ranks last. The personal finance company ranked cities on a health score that is one of six subcategories…