Minnesota Named The Best State For Health Care

Here's a big win for Minnesota! The state was just named the very best for health care for 2024.

WalletHub put together a list, ranking states from best to worst for health care this year. Minnesota came out on top, with Wisconsin trailing not too far behind.

The study looked into a bunch of key factors, including the cost of a medical visit, the cost of a dental visit, quality of the public hospital system and more.

Other key factors include time before admission, physicians per capita, convenient care clinics per capita, and the like.

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So let's dive in! Why exactly did Minnesota do so well? According to their findings, Minnesota has the highest number of convenient care clinics per capita, which gave the Land of 10,000 Lakes a big boost here.

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Not only that, but WalletHub says Minnesota has one of the lowest averages for out-of-pocket medical spending and relatively cheap dental visit costs, among other factors.

Why stop the bragging there? WalletHub also reports that Minnesota has the sixth-best public hospital system in the country, backed up by the fifth-highest life expectancy rate in the country. Not too shabby!

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As for Wisconsin, they were named the 16th best state for health care, which is still pretty good! As for the states that have some things to improve upon? That would be West Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi.

Coming in hot under the top spot for Minnesota? That would be Rhode Island, followed by South Dakota. Go Minnesota, go!