Access Management Quarterly: Which states get good grades for kids' health?
Access Management Quarterly
Which states get good grades for kids' health?
A report released by the Commonwealth Fund ranked hospitals in 50 U.S. states and Washington, DC, on the value of the health care they provided to children. Iowa and Vermont came in at the top; Oklahoma and Florida fared the worst.
Hospitals were judged on: health care access, quality, cost, equity, and the potential for kids to lead long and healthy lives. Also rated were rates of insurance coverage, vaccinations and preventive visits to doctors, among other issues.
States in the top quartile were Iowa, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nebraska.
A report released by the Commonwealth Fund ranked hospitals in 50 U.S. states and Washington, DC, on the value of the health care they provided to children. Iowa and Vermont came in at the top; Oklahoma and Florida fared the worst.Subscribe Now for Access
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