The top 10 best states for healthcare in 2019

August 12, 2019

Chris Mazzolini is the editorial director of Medical Economics

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