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Monday, September 18, 2017

2017’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care : WalletHub Study

The website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care for 2017.

Raising a child in America is more expensive than ever, and health care accounts for a big chunk of the bill. And while more kids are insured today than at any other point in history, the higher coverage rate hasn’t translated to lower health costs for parents. Per-capita spending on children’s health care in 2014 reached $2,660 — having increased by more than 5 percent every year since 2010 — due mainly to rising health costs, according to a recent report from the Health Cost Institute.

But it’s a different story in every state. WalletHub’s data team therefore compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key indicators of cost, quality and access to children’s health care. Our data set ranges from share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita. Read on for WalletHub's findings, expert insight from a panel of researchers and a full description of our methodology.

For the Full WalletHub Report: CLICK HERE

Source: WalletHub

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