Physicians Practice September 24, 2024
The method behind our definitive list of the best states for practicing medicine.
This year’s rankings are based on seven criteria using data from publicly available sources and Physicians Practice partners. The criteria are:
- Cost of living
- Physician density
- Amount of state business taxes collected
- Average malpractice insurance rates
- Quality of life
- Women’s health care
- Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI)
Methodology
Physicians Practice averaged each state’s ranking in the six criteria. The GPCI was used to break any ties.
Sources
Cost of living
The cost of living ranking was based on the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, which itself based its ratings on averaging the indices of cities and metropolitan areas in each state.
Physician density
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