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The top 10 best states for healthcare in 2019
Author(s)Chris Mazzolini
How is your state performing when it comes to cost, access and patient outcomes?
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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:
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