With workers paying an average of over $6,100 per year toward employer-sponsored family coverage and Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 24, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care, and Maryland came in ranked as the 7th best state for children’s health care.
In order to determine which states offer the most cost-effective and highest-quality health care for children, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita.
Children’s Health Care in Maryland (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 4th – % of Children in Excellent/Very Good Health
- 18th – % of Uninsured Children
- 11th – % of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills
- 30th – Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita
- 1st – % of Overweight Children
- 28th – % of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
- 8th – % of Children 19 to 35 Months Old with All Recommended Vaccines
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-child-health/34455