Using 2018 mortality statistics, the CDC ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the average life expectancy. People in Hawaii have the longest life expectancy at 81 years, while West Virginians that have the lowest at 74.4 years, the March 11 report found.

The Leapfrog Group is introducing two new sets of questions for its 2021 surveys of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to assess whether facilities practice ethical billing and track and address care disparities that affect patient experience and outcome, the organization said March 10. 

Alabama and Oregon are tied for the highest rate of opioid misuse in the U.S., according to a Kaiser Family Foundation ranking released March 10.

Healthcare companies hold 29 spots in the top 250 best-managed companies in 2020, according to a ranking by the Drucker Institute published in The Wall Street Journal.

Hawaii is the top state for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual best states rankings published March 9.  

The Chartis Center for Rural Health recently released its annual list of the top 100 rural and community hospitals in the U.S.

The Chartis Center for Rural Health recently released its annual list of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the U.S.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best hospital in the world in 2021 by Newsweek.

The 15 most overweight and obese cities in the U.S. are in the South, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Iowa is the state with the fewest COVID-19 restrictions, and Virginia is the state with the most, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Arlington, Va., is the most accommodating U.S. city for women working in tech, according to research released Feb. 18 from finance tech company SmartAsset.

Nine health systems were among 135 companies identified for their "unwavering commitment to business integrity" by the Ethisphere Institute, a company that defines and measures corporate ethical standards.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation recognized 27 Fortune 500 healthcare companies as among the best places to work for LGBTQ equality, according to the foundation's 2021 corporate equality index. 

Newsweek has released its annual list of the best maternity hospitals in the U.S., which includes 217 hospitals across 36 states. 

Twenty-six hospitals and health systems were named to Forbes' annual list of "America's best large employers."

Healthgrades released its 2021 America's Best Hospitals lists Feb. 9.

San Francisco is the healthiest city in the U.S., and Brownsville, Texas, is the unhealthiest, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Fortune released its 2021 list of the "World's Most Admired Companies," with 33 healthcare companies featured in the ranking.

Healthcare continues to be one of the top industries for remote workers, according to job search site FlexJobs.

California is the state with the most COVID-19 restrictions, and Oklahoma is the state with the fewest, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.