10 best states for healthcare
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The study looked at with metrics ranging from “average monthly insurance premium” to “number of physicians per capita” and “percentage of adults and children with health insurance coverage.”
Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best health care at the most reasonable cost. The study determined each state and the District’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample.
According to those findings, these 10 states have the best healthcare in the country.
To find out which states have the worst healthcare,
10. Maryland
Costs ranking: 2
Access ranking: 28
Outcomes ranking: 28
9. Iowa
Costs ranking: 6
Access ranking: 19
Outcomes ranking: 14
8. District of Columbia
Costs ranking: 1
Access ranking: 6
Outcomes ranking: 36
7. Colorado
Costs ranking: 23
Access ranking: 15
Outcomes ranking: 3
6. Rhode Island
Costs ranking: 4
Access ranking: 24
Outcomes ranking: 10
5. Hawaii
Costs ranking: 5
Access ranking: 35
Outcomes ranking: 5
4. Minnesota
Costs ranking: 11
Access ranking: 8
Outcomes ranking: 8
3. New Hampshire
Costs ranking: 24
Access ranking: 4
Outcomes ranking: 4
2. Massachusetts
Costs ranking: 31
Access ranking: 2
Outcomes ranking: 2
1. Vermont
Costs ranking: 3
Access ranking: 23
Outcomes ranking: 1