Rankings and Ratings

Price tracking site, Pricelisto, examined search volume data to determine what states are searching for fitness options the most.

The consumer price index jumped by 6.4 percent in January from a year earlier. In nearly a dozen cities, the growth in CPI was greater. 

Healthgrades has recognized 100 hospitals with their Joint Replacement Excellence Award. These hospitals earned this award due to their superior clinical outcomes in knee and hip replacement.

U.S. News and World Report is shifting its standards for rankings starting with the 2023-24 "Best Hospitals" and "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings to be published this summer.

Money and The Leapfrog Group recently published their first shared ranking of the best hospitals for bariatric surgery. 

The national hospital admission rate is 96 per 100,000, though that varies greatly by state, according to a ranking by Kaiser Family Foundation. The ranking is based on data from the American Hospital Association's annual survey from 1999-2021. 

Along with its well-known, researched university ranking lists, U.S. News takes its methodology a step further to dive deeper into which universities are best for specific subjects. Its subject-specific rankings, the outlet notes, are determined based on "publications and citations,…

Healthgrades has awarded 100 hospitals with the Stroke Care Excellency Award, which honors hospitals that provide exceptional outcomes when treating patients who have suffered a stroke. 

U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 rankings for the best online master's in nursing programs on Jan. 24. 

The U.S. unemployment rate sits at 3.5 percent, down from a high of 14.7 percent in April 2020, due to a combination of vaccinations and states removing restrictions. But inflation and a possible recession could drive the unemployment rate higher…