To determine the best and worst states for healthcare, analysts examined three categories — health outcomes, cost and access to care — using data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the CDC and healthdata.gov. The analysts compared nearly 20 metrics across the three categories ranging from preventable death rate to number of primary care providers per 100,000 population. More information about the methodology is available here.
The top 10 states for healthcare, according to the analysis:
1. Hawaii
2. Iowa
3. Colorado
4. Minnesota
5. Rhode Island
6. Maryland
7. New Hampshire
8. Massachusetts
9. Utah
10. Washington
The 10 worst states for healthcare, according to the analysis:
1. West Virginia
2. Mississippi
3. Alaska
4. Tennessee
5. Louisiana
6. Oklahoma
7. New Mexico
8. Kentucky
9. Missouri
10. Arizona and Maine (tie)
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