The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/09/07/sf-city-attorney-david-chiu-prompts-us-news-to-disclose-when-hospitals-pay-for-rankings/US News & World Report will start disclosing which hospitals pay for rankings in its “Best Hospitals” list after an investigation by David Chiu’s office. Chiu also published a no-holds-barred op-ed in the publication criticizing its ranking methodology. As KRON4 reports, Chiu didn’t hold back in his August 29 op-ed in US News & World Report. “While U.S. News has represented itself as an expert in hospital rankings, I have had significant concerns about perverse incentives created by its ranking methodology,” Chiu writes. According to a press release, Chiu’s office began investigating the publication in 2023 and subsequently discovered

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