The top 10 best states for healthcare in 2019
How is your state performing when it comes to cost, access and patient outcomes?
How is your state performing when it comes to cost, access and patient outcomes?A new survey from WalletHub took a state-by-state (including D.C.) look at more than a dozen data sources to compile its rankings. Each state is ranked based on a composite score of three areas: the cost of healthcare services, patient access to physicians and other providers, and patient outcomes dataHere are the 10 states with the best performance:
10. Iowa
Cost rank: 15
Access rank: 17
Outcomes rank: 14
9. North Dakota
Cost rank: 3
Access rank: 9
Outcomes rank: 22
8. Maine
Cost rank: 38
Access rank: 1
Outcomes rank: 13
7. Hawaii
Cost rank: 8
Access rank: 36
Outcomes rank: 5
6. New Hampshire
Cost rank: 40
Access rank: 8
Outcomes rank: 2
5. Vermont
Cost rank: 5
Access rank: 34
Outcomes rank: 4
4. District of Columbia
Cost rank: 1
Access rank: 3
Outcomes rank: 26
3. Rhode Island
Cost rank: 11
Access rank: 5
Outcomes rank: 6
2. Massachusetts
Cost rank: 35
Access rank: 2
Outcomes rank: 1
1. Minnesota
Cost rank: 2
Access rank: 4
Outcomes rank: 9