Health insurance depends on state in America

Fri, 15 Jun 2007

The efficiency and quality of health care in America depends entirely on the state, with the level of health insurance cover also varying massively across the country. The list was headed up by Hawaii, where employers must provide health insurance for all workers, with Oklahoma and Mississippi the worst.

The results came from a scorecard report that displays the US states according to quality of health care . The report was issued by the Commonwealth Fund, who are based in New York. Each state is assessed individually, based on 32 indicators such as medical insurance cover access, quality, avoidable hospital use, equity and healthy residents. The variety is incredible.

According to a summary of the report: "Benchmarks set by leading states, as well as exemplary models within the United States and other countries, show that there are broad opportunities to improve and achieve better and more affordable health care. With health costs rising faster than incomes and straining family, business, state, and federal budgets, with access deteriorating, and with startling evidence of variable quality and inefficient care, all states and the nation have much to gain from aiming higher."
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