Commonwealth Fund July 18, 2024
TOPLINES
Where a woman lives matters to her health: U.S. states vary widely in access to care, quality of care, and health outcomes for women
Gaps in women’s health and care could widen further, especially for women of color and those with low incomes who live in states that have restricted access to reproductive health care
Scorecard Highlights
- Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island top the rankings for the 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care, which is based on 32 measures of health care access, quality, and health outcomes. The lowest performers were Mississippi, Texas, Nevada, and Oklahoma.
- Deaths from all causes among women of reproductive age — 15 to 44 — were highest in southeastern states....