Advisory Board July 31, 2024
WalletHub on Monday released its 2024 list of the “Best & Worst States for Health Care,” ranking Minnesota as No. 1.
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Methodology
For the report, WalletHub used 44 measures to assess each state and the District of Columbia on healthcare cost, access, and outcomes. WalletHub weighted the three categories equally, though some categories included more metrics than others. For example:
- The cost category includes metrics on the cost of a medical visit, average monthly insurance premium, average hospital expenses per day as an inpatient at community hospitals, and the share of adults who did not see the doctor because of affordability issues.
- The access category includes metrics on...