Is there a correlation between how much a state spends on health care and access to care?

A study from Assurance examined state spending on health care and compared it to the number of providers per 10,000 residents to see if there was a correlation between spending and access.

The state average for health care expenditure per person is $10,477, and the average number ofhealth care providers per 10,000 people is 45.3. However, depending on the location, the state numbers could vary widely from the average.

For example, the District of Columbia spends $14,381 per resident, while Utah spends $7,522 per resident. Massachusetts has the most providers at 89 per 10,000 residents, while Alabama ranks last with 22.8.

The study found that...