Iowa Named One Of The Best States For Health Care

Living somewhere that has really good health care is really important. Almost as important as living in a very safe town.

Luckily, Iowans can rest easy at night knowing that their state is in the top 5 best states for health care. I mean, think about it. We have great medical facilities and hospitals across the state. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Stead Family Children's Hospital are world renowned.

Iowa has actually gonna down a few spots since last year, but Iowa still is one of the best states for health care, and the Midwest as a region is at the top of the list.

Iowa Is The 4th Best State For Health Care

Recently, WalletHub put out its findings for 2024's Best and Worst States for Health Care. To find out which states offer better health care than others, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions and evaluated those dimensions using 44 relevant metrics. Below are those three dimensions

1. Cost
2. Access
3. Outcomes

Finally, WalletHub calculated each state and the District’s overall score to rank them from the best to worst.

WalletHub found that Iowa is 4th best state for Health Care. Topping the list (home of the Mayo Clinic) is Minnesota. The state with the worst health care this year is Mississippi. Illinois was toward the middle at #28 but a lot better than last year.

The study revealed that Iowa tanked 10th in Hospital Beds per Capita, 7th in the percentage of Insured Adults, and 8th in the percentage of Insured Children. Unfortunately, Iowa ranked 50th in cancer rate meaning Iowa has the 2nd highest cancer rate in the country.