We all need affordable, quality health care, but finding it isn’t so easy. While health care in the U.S. is expensive, that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re getting better care. Meeting your medical needs is easier in some places than others in this country and a new report reveals where those are.
- WalletHub’s report on the best and worst states for health care in 2024 is now out.
- They compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C. on 44 factors in the areas of health care cost, access and outcomes.
- States were rated on factors like average monthly insurance premiums, physicians per capita, hospital beds per capita, and life expectancy.
- Based on all that, Minnesota is this year’s best state for health care, coming in second for cost and sixth for access.
- Iowa, fourth overall, is number one for cost, while Rhode Island, second overall, is number one for
- access, and Utah, seventh overall, is first for outcomes.
- As for the worst state for health care, this year it’s Mississippi, which is dead last for outcomes.
The Top 10 States for Health Care
- Minnesota
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Iowa
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Utah
- Vermont
- Maine
- Colorado
The 10 Worst States for Health Care
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- West Virginia
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Alaska
- Texas
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Florida
Connecticut came in #24
(Click here to see where other states place)
Source: WalletHub
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