fuz2021-06-10 03:41:40

https://money.yahoo.com/best-and-worst-states-for-health-care-in-retirement-142919790.html

Four out of the ten highest-ranking states are in the Midwest. Minnesota boasts the country’s overall best health care for older Americans overall, while also leading in two categories: best average monthly insurance premium and heart disease mortality.

North Dakota (No. 2), Nebraska (No. 5), and Iowa (No. 9) — all located in the heartland — broke into the top 10, according to MedicareGuide. The other six best states included: Massachusetts (No. 3); California (No. 4), Hawaii (No. 6); Montana (No. 7); Colorado (No. 8), and Connecticut (No. 10).

On the other end of the spectrum were states like Oklahoma, which came in last at (No. 51); Georgia (No. 50); Washington, D.C. (No. 49); Mississippi (No. 48), and Louisiana (No. 47). All five scored at the bottom of the heap for expensive healthcare relative to quality and access.

Washington, D.C. was ranked the worst for out-of-pocket medical spending; Mississippi was found to have the worst Alzheimer’s mortality and average life expectancy at birth, and lowest physicians per capita; Louisiana has the worst public hospital system; and Oklahoma has the worst heart disease mortality.