South Dakota Named 9th Best State for Healthcare
With the Average American spending more than $12,900 per year on personal healthcare, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Healthcare, as well as expert commentary.
In order to determine where Americans receive the highest-quality services at the best prices, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 44 key measures of healthcare cost, accessibility and outcome. The data set ranges from the average monthly insurance premium to physicians per capita to the share of insured population.
Healthcare in South Dakota (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
9th – Hospital Beds per Capita
22nd – % of At-Risk Adults with No Routine Doctor Visit in Past Two Years
8th – % of Adults with No Dental Visit in Past Year
21st – % of Medical Residents Retained
3rd – Average Emergency-Room Wait Time
For the full report, including how our surrounding states rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-best-health-care/23457
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