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By The Survivors Club Staff
October 9, 2010
The quality of your health care depends largely on where you live, according to a new national scorecard from the Commonwealth Fund. Insurance coverage, access to preventive medicine and disease treatment vary widely from state to state.
"Where you live matters," said the foundation's Vice President Cathy Schoen, who co-authored the study for the private research group. "And it shouldn't."
Where is the best health care in the US? And where does your state rank?
The people of Vermont have the best health care in America, according to the scorecard. Less than a decade ago, the Green Mountain State pursued a radical plan to provide all citizens with health care. Today, it leads the nation in "equity," or making sure that people of lower income groups have health care.
In terms of best health care, Hawaii was ranked second and Iowa third. Minnesota, Maine, and New Hampshire followed as the top-ranked states (Hawaii and Iowa tied for second place;
Maine and New Hampshire tied for fifth).
At the bottom of the rankings, Mississippi has the worst health care. Oklahoma is slightly better, followed by Louisiana and Arkansas.
Generally, the report found, states in the South, Southwest and lower Midwest have worse insurance rates and less access to good medical treatment.
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