10 worst states for healthcare

For employers, both large and small, being knowledgeable about regional health challenges —such as high costs or poor quality — can give them an edge when it comes to crafting the best benefit policies to attract and retain talent.

They have help from new research out from personal finance site Wallethub, which compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions — health costs, access and outcomes — consisting of 40 relevant metrics.