With Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care.
In order to determine which states offer the most cost-effective and highest-quality health care for children, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 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 Arizona (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
* 49th – % of Children Aged 0–17 in Excellent/Very Good Health
* 48th – % of Uninsured Children Aged 0–17
* 49th – % of Children Aged 0–17 with Unaffordable Medical Bills
* 39th – % of Overweight Children Aged 10–17
* 45th – % of Obese Children Aged 10–17
* 48th – % of Children Aged 1–17 with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
* 36th – % of Children Aged 0–17 with Medical & Dental Preventive-Care Visits in Past Year
For the full report, visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-child-health/34455/
