State by state The best and worst states for health care in 2019 Hawaii and Massachusetts offer their residents the best overall health care, according to U.S. News and World Report. See which other states are the best—and the worst—for health care. Nov. 6, 2019Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email In addition to stunning beaches, abundant sunshine and fresh citrus fruit year-round, Hawaii’s residents also enjoy the best health care in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report, which ranked health care in all 50 states. In calculating the rankings, U.S. News gave equal weight to health care access, overall health care quality and public health in each state. To evaluate health care access in each state, the publisher examined wellness and dental visits, health care affordability and health insurance enrollment. U.S. News measured quality by looking at the quality of a state’s hospitals and nursing homes, among other factors. Each state’s mental health, mortality rate, suicide rate, smoking rate and obesity rate helped determine its overall public health score. The top 10 best states for health care in 2019 1. Hawaii 2. Massachusetts 3. Connecticut 4. Washington 5. Rhode Island 6. New Jersey 7. California 8. Maryland 9. Utah 10. Minnesota The 10 worst states for health care in 2019 1. Mississippi 2. Arkansas 3. West Virginia 4. Oklahoma 5. Alabama 6. Louisiana 7. Kentucky 8. Tennessee 9. Wyoming 10. Missouri Related reading: Best and worst states for doctors in 2019: Where docs can thrive, according to Medscape Best and worst states for doctors in 2019: See where your state landed More in Lifestyle Confronting burnout and moral injury in medicine Regarding burnout in medicine, “I knew there was more to the story than the frustration of dealing with administrative obstacles,” writes Jerry Balentine, DO. Nearly 70% of doctors in their 40s want to retire in their 50s or early 60s, survey reveals Medscape report finds that physicians, on average, would like to save $3.9 million to feel comfortable retiring from medicine. Previous articleMed students will soon be able to serve on COCA, the entity that accredits DO schools Next articleMatching into residency: A breakdown of 10 specialties
Confronting burnout and moral injury in medicine Regarding burnout in medicine, “I knew there was more to the story than the frustration of dealing with administrative obstacles,” writes Jerry Balentine, DO.
Nearly 70% of doctors in their 40s want to retire in their 50s or early 60s, survey reveals Medscape report finds that physicians, on average, would like to save $3.9 million to feel comfortable retiring from medicine.
Do not forget New Mexico. It is the WORST state in which to practice. The insurers do not pay doctors. And to top it off, we have to pay gross receipts tax on every patient we see! Nov. 7, 2019, at 1:03 pm Reply
Hawaii might be a nice place to visit but practicing medicine here, especially on one of he neighbor Islands, leaves MUCH to be desired. The Big Island is at least 30 years behind the mainland, especially for children. There is only ONE pediatric hospital in the entire state and it’s 4 islands away on O’ahu. Thus any child needing to see a subspecialist; cardiology, neurology, endocrine, nephrology, urology, dermatology, etc., for an initial evaluation or established follow-up needs to FLY from the Big Island, Maui, Kauai, or Molokai to Honolulu. All of the neighbor Islands are limited to Level 1 Nurseries as well requiring all neonates </= 34 weeks gestation be flown to Honolulu regardless! BTW, on the adult side, our local hospital just opened the first cardiac cath lab on the Island, strictly diagnostic, no intervention. If a Pt goes south in the lab they need to be emergently flown to Honolulu as there are NO cardiothoracic surgeons here. Nov. 7, 2019, at 5:21 pm Reply
The way they twist stats to make these lists is insane, and the conclusions they draw is just wrong. That’s incredible. Hopefully HI can Address those things! Dec. 12, 2019, at 1:25 pm Reply