The Commonwealth Fund released its 2014 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, noting an overall stagnation of improvement across the board.
However, 25 states showed a decrease in mortality amenable to healthcare, or deaths prior to age 75 due to conditions that can be effectively treated through early detection and high-quality care.
Here are the states with the highest and lowest mortality rates amenable to healthcare, listed alphabetically.
First quartile: 57 to 67 deaths per 100,000 patients
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington state
Second quartile: 68 to 81 deaths per 100,000 patients
Alaska
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Third quartile: 82 to 95 deaths per 100,000 patients
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Wyoming
Fourth quartile: 97 to 136 deaths per 100,000 patients
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
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