State by state The best states for health care in 2021, according to US News Hawaii, Massachusetts and Connecticut top the list this year. U.S. News ranked all 50 states—see where yours landed. March 17, 2021Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email To put together its ranking of states for health care, U.S. News and World Report examined many data points, but focused on access, quality and public health. U.S. News’ explanation of the annual rankings, which were released last week, does not say whether COVID-19 factored into them. Below is U.S. News’ ranking of all 50 states for health care, 1 being best, 50 being worst. The best and worst states for health care in 2021 1. Hawaii 2. Massachusetts 3. Connecticut 4. New Jersey 5. California 6. Maryland 7. New York 8. Washington 9. Rhode Island 10. Colorado 11. Utah 12. Virginia 13. New Hampshire 14. Delaware 15. Wisconsin 16. Minnesota 17. Oregon 18. Vermont 19. Pennsylvania 20. Iowa 21. Arizona 22. Alaska 23. Illinois 24. Idaho 25. Florida 26. Maine 27. North Dakota 28. Nebraska 29. South Dakota 30. North Carolina 31. Texas 32. Indiana 33. New Mexico 34. South Carolina 35. Michigan 36. Montana 37. Ohio 38. Wyoming 39. Nevada 40. Tennessee 41. Kansas 42. Missouri 43. Georgia 44. Kentucky 45. Alabama 46. Louisiana 47. West Virginia 48. Oklahoma 49. Arkansas 50. Mississippi Related reading: The best and worst states for health care in 2020 Best and worst states for doctors in 2020: Minnesota leads the way, Arizona comes in last More in Profession Telemedicine: Today’s frontier of health care Physicians across the country are adapting to the newest technology and using telemedicine to its full potential. Osteopathic physicians and international osteopaths find common ground in Finland During a trip to Finland for an Osteopathic International Alliance meeting, I learned not only about the global osteopathic profession but also about myself. Previous articleDOs advocate for health care worker support, GME funding, Medicare payments on DO Day 2021 Next articlePhysicians can now earn online CME for reading Journal of Osteopathic Medicine articles
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Osteopathic physicians and international osteopaths find common ground in Finland During a trip to Finland for an Osteopathic International Alliance meeting, I learned not only about the global osteopathic profession but also about myself.