NH Health Care Ranked No. 3 In US

The cost of health care in New Hampshire still isn't anything to get excited about, but a recent study said thanks to top-notch access and overall effectiveness the Granite State ranked among the very best in America at health care.

A WalletHub study released Monday said New Hampshire is the third-best state in the country for health care. The personal finance company ranked all 50 states and D.C. across 40 metrics, and even though the state ranked just 24th in cost, it ranked fourth in both access and outcome. You can see WalletHub's methodology here.

New Hampshire is buoyed by the second-highest physician Medicare-acceptance rate in the country, behind only North Dakota. The state also had the second-lowest infant mortality rate in America, trailing Vermont.

Something New Hampshire struggled was being the state that retained the lowest percentage of medical residents. Only D.C. was behind New Hampshire in that metric.

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The Northeast, particularly New England, ranked very well in the WalletHub study. Vermont was No. 1, Massachusetts 2, and Rhode Island 6. Connecticut and Maine came in at 11 and 12, respectively. The Southeast had the worst showing, with Louisiana finishing last.

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