CT Places in Top 20 On List of Best Healthcare in Country, Study Says

As the country faces many possible major changes in the face of an upcoming presidential election, healthcare is certainly a subject prevalent in people’s minds.

Healthcare is something Americans deal with constantly in our daily lives. Anyone who has ever been sick can certainly attest to that.

A recent study by research website Wallethub has ranked the health care systems for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in order from best and worst. Of local interest is that Connecticut cracked the top 20, ranking at number 18 on the list.

To compile the list, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: health care costs, access and outcomes. Each metric was graded on a 100 point scale to compile scores, as well as a total average.

Factors like costs of medical or dental visits, and average monthly insurance premiums were al taken into account to determine the best and worst of health care coverage across the nation.

Connecticut ranks behind Illinois and above North Dakota on the list, with a total score of 57.39. The state also ranks 11th in regards to health care access and 4th in health outcomes.

The cost of health care is what really drags the state down, however, ranking at 46.

Connecticut achieved another ranking, placing fifth on the list of states with the highest percent of children aged 0 to 17 with healthcare insurance. The state also ranks second, behind only Massachusetts, on the list of states with the lowest percent adults without a dental visit in the past year.

Elsewhere in the country, Minnesota topped the list with a score of 67.37. Compared to Connecticut’s 46, Minnesota ranks at 11 when it comes to health care costs.

Maryland ranks second on the list with a total score of 64.36, but is first in health care costs. Rounding out the top five are Utah, South Dakota and Iowa respectively.

Alaska scored the worst, ranking at number 51 on the list. It falls behind Mississippi and Louisiana respectively.

View the full study at Wallethub

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