The scorecard assesses states on 42 indicators of healthcare access, quality, costs and outcomes from 2007 to 2012. Here are the overall state health system performance rankings, grouped by quartiles and in alphabetical order.
Top quartile:
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Second quartile:
Delaware
Kansas
Maryland
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
Washington D.C.
Washington state
Third quartile:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Idaho
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
West Virginia
Wyoming
Bottom quartile:
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
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