New Hampshire is the best state for healthcare while Alaska is the worst, according to an analysis published July 27 by WalletHub.
The personal finance company compared the states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions: cost, access and outcomes. Analysts then evaluated the dimensions across 44 metrics, including average monthly insurance premiums, hospital beds per capita, emergency room wait times, infant mortality rates and the share of patients readmitted to hospitals. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the best healthcare at the most reasonable cost. WalletHub then calculated each state’s weighted average across all metrics to produce an overall score and used the resulting scores to rank the states.
Iowa ranked first for cost, North Dakota ranked first for access and New Hampshire ranked first for outcomes.
The best states for healthcare:
1. New Hampshire
2. Minnesota
3. Iowa
4. Rhode Island
5. Hawaii
6. Massachusetts
7. Maine
8. Wisconsin
9. Colorado
10. Nebraska
The worst states for healthcare:
1. Alaska
2. Mississippi
3. Georgia
4. Texas
5. West Virginia
6. Alabama
7. Louisiana
8. New Mexico
9. Arkansas
10. Tennessee
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