August 2, 2021

Best and worst states for health care

Wallet Hub 

In order to determine where Americans receive the highest-quality services at the best prices, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 44 key measures of health care cost, accessibility and outcome. The data set ranges from the average monthly insurance premium to physicians per capita to the share of insured population.
 

Best States for Health Care Worst States for Health Care
1. Massachusetts 42. Missouri
2. Rhode Island 43. Nevada
3. Minnesota 44. West Virginia
4. Hawaii 45. Wyoming
5. Maryland 46. Oklahoma
6. Vermont 47. North Carolina
7. Colorado 48. Mississippi
8. Iowa 49. Arkansas
9. Connecticut 50. Louisiana
10. South Dakota 51. Alabama
 
Best vs. Worst
  • Utah has the lowest average monthly health-insurance premium, $405, which is 2.6 times lower than in Vermont, the highest at $1,050.
     
  • California has the highest retention rate for medical residents, 70.60 percent, which is 4.5 times higher than in the District of Columbia, the lowest at 15.70 percent
     
  • Vermont has the lowest number of infant mortalities (per 1,000 live births), three, which is three times lower than in Mississippi, the highest at nine. 
     
  • Louisiana has the lowest share of at-risk adults without a routine doctor visit in the past two years, 8.70 percent, which is 1.7 times lower than in California, the highest at 14.80 percent.

 

1 comment:

Greg Gerritt said...

If the big time merger of hospital chains in RI goes through RI's great ranking will fall.