A new report has listed the best and worst states for health care.
Fortunately, Pennsylvania ranked amongst the top 20 best.
According to the report — as published by WalletHub — the Keystone State is the 13th best overall in this regard.
Pennsylvania’s ranking — along with those of the other states and Washington D.C. — was determined after WalletHub researchers assessed areas across three main categories: “Cost,” “Access,” and “Outcomes.” Various sub-metrics including “Cost of Medical Visit” as well as “Quality of Public Hospital System” were also accounted for.
Pennsylvania’s best category was “Cost,” under which it ranked sixth overall.
On the whole, though, it was New Hampshire that topped the list as having the very best health care system overall.
“New Hampshire is the best state for health care, with the fourth-lowest out-of-pocket medical spending in the country,” the report reads. “Residents also have the lowest average monthly health insurance premium, at around $470.
‘The Granite State has the fifth-highest nurses per capita and sixth-highest physician assistants per capita, a testament to the strength of its frontline healthcare workforce. People with immediate but less dire issues can also benefit from the fact that New Hampshire has the most urgent care centers per capita that are certified by the Urgent Care Association of America.”
The state with the worst health care in the U.S. was found to be Mississippi.
“Health care has two crucial components: cost and quality,” says WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. “The best health care in the nation isn’t helpful if it bankrupts the people who try to get it, and cheap health care isn’t worth paying for if it provides subpar or ineffective treatment.
“Therefore, the best states for health care are those that make high-quality care affordable, on top of providing many options for doctors and making insurance easily accessible.”
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