Location, location, location The best and worst states for doctors in 2021 Montana leads WalletHub’s new list, while Rhode Island comes in last. See where your state landed. May 12, 2021Wednesday Rose Raymond Contact Rose Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email In 2021, Montana, Minnesota and Idaho are the best states in which to practice medicine, while Rhode Island, Alaska and New York are the most challenging, according to WalletHub’s recent list of the best and worst states for physicians. To create the list, WalletHub examined 19 different factors that impact the practice of medicine, including average wages, CME requirements, job competition, hospital safety and malpractice insurance rates. WalletHub did not specifically look at factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. When it comes to compensation, Mississippi, Indiana and South Dakota offer the highest wages adjusted for cost of living, WalletHub found. Doctors’ wages are the lowest in Washington, DC, Massachusetts and California. Competition for jobs is projected to be the highest in Washington, DC, Rhode Island and New York by 2028, while Nevada, Arizona and Mississippi are projected to be the least competitive states for doctors seeking work in seven years. Below is WalletHub’s list of the best and worst states for doctors, 1 being the best, 51 being the worst. WalletHub’s best and worst states for doctors 1. Montana 2. Minnesota 3. Idaho 4. Wisconsin 5. Kansas 6. Tennessee 7. North Dakota 8. Nebraska 9. Mississippi 10. Iowa 11. Arizona 12. Alabama 13. Maine 14. South Dakota 15. Georgia 16. Utah 17. Oklahoma 18. Louisiana 19. Nevada 20. Kentucky 21. West Virginia 22. Indiana 23. Missouri 24. Texas 25. North Carolina 26. Wyoming 27. Washington 28. Colorado 29. Michigan 30. Florida 31. Pennsylvania 32. Arkansas 33. Ohio 34. South Carolina 35. Vermont 36. California 37. Virginia 38. New Mexico 39. Oregon 40. Illinois 41. Maryland 42. New Hampshire 43. Hawaii 44. Connecticut 45. Delaware 46. Massachusetts 47. New Jersey 48. Washington, DC 49. New York 50. Alaska 51. Rhode Island Related reading: Best and worst states for doctors in 2020: Minnesota leads the way, Arizona comes in last The best and worst states for health care in 2020 More in Profession Curiosity in medicine: An interview with JOM’s editor in chief The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine recently received a Journal Impact Factor (JIF), which has bolstered the journal’s credibility and prestige in the research world. JOM Editor-in-Chief Ross Zafonte, DO, shares his journey into research and the journal’s goals. Orthopedic surgeon forms physician support network, AOA accepting nominations for advocacy awards North Carolina orthopedic surgeon Ted Parcel, DO, recently founded the Physician Cancer Network after a diagnosis of stage IV colon cancer. The AOA is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 advocacy awards. Previous articleNew AOA Strategic Plan shares organization's priorities from 2021-2026 Next articleWhat this DO says the osteopathic profession can do to encourage more DOs to do OMM
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New Mexico should be listed as 50. There is a sales tax on doctor visits. Also a huge lack of specialty care. Patients are often sent out of state. May. 24, 2021, at 12:34 pm Reply
You are so right. Everyone I know that needed Specialty Care is sent out of state. My sister died of Cancer. They sent her out of state when they could do no more. They told her she was Cancer free and she was not. They stopped treatment. I believe had she been in another state or at least started her care somewhere else. She would have lived. Jul. 5, 2021, at 8:52 pm Reply