The 2020 data comes from HHS and are cited in United Health Foundation’s latest “America’s Health Rankings” report, which is the longest-running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis.
Preventable hospitalizations are here defined as discharges after hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) such as diabetes with short- or long-term complications, hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angina without a procedure, dehydration, and urinary tract infection. Data points are discharges per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the fee-for-service program.
Here are the complete state-by-state rankings for preventable hospitalizations per 100,000 Medicare members:
1. Hawaii — 1,411
2. Idaho — 1,521
3. Utah — 1,523
4. Colorado — 1,540
5. Alaska — 1,624
6. Oregon — 1,776
7. Montana — 1,814
8. Washington — 1,870
9. New Mexico — 1,879
10. Arizona — 1,955
11. Wyoming — 2,205
12. California — 2,219
13. Vermont — 2,224
14. Maine — 2,295
15. Nebraska — 2,335
16. Minnesota — 2,340
17. Iowa — 2,395
18. Wisconsin — 2,452
19. South Dakota — 2,505
20. New Hampshire — 2,527
21. Maryland — 2,592
22. Rhode Island — 2,629
23. New York — 2,642
24. North Dakota — 2,666
25. Nevada — 2,679
26. Kansas — 2,691
27. South Carolina — 2,710
28. Connecticut —2,774
29. Virginia — 2,796
30. New Jersey — 2,885
31. Pennsylvania — 2,947
32. Texas — 3,032
33. Tennessee — 3,050
34. Missouri — 3,058
35. Delaware — 3,078
36. North Carolina — 3,102
37. Indiana — 3,129
38. Massachusetts — 3,144
39. Ohio — 3,158
40. Arkansas — 3,170
41. Florida — 3,182
42. Oklahoma — 3,222
43. Georgia — 3,255
44. Illinois — 3,280
45. Michigan — 3,306
46. Alabama — 3,633
47. Kentucky — 3,689
48. Mississippi — 3,714
49. Louisiana — 3,726
50. West Virginia — 4,041
