Holy Diver

State Scorecard 2009 - The Commonwealth Fund

very interesting map.

DarrylS

RI is overall 11th, very satisfied with the provision of health care that I have access to...

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maverick4

Not surprised that the "red" states are generally the worst at health care.

Very amusing that red states preach so much about family values, capitalism, and having the best health care, yet lead the country in divorce rates/teen-pregnancy, handouts from federal funds, and the worst health care scores.

Patsfanin Philly

I didn't know that Illinois was a red state..........

maverick4

I said generally. Look at the map.

Patsfanin Philly

I did..Who peed in your cheerios today?????I would like to see the criteria because you have a top state (Iowa) right next door to a lower quarter state (Illinois). What is the scoring that allows New England and Plains states to score so highly versus the rest of the nation??? Is there an inherent bias?
Put another way, what do those states have/do that others don't that gives them a better result? Bad winters????

maverick4

It is an extremely interesting question that you raise. I'd love for someone, anyone to try to figure out why generally the red states lead the nation in divorce rates, teen pregnancies, federal public funding, and apparently now also in low health care.
I really don't know the answer, but it's even more interesting given how much the red state voters care about family values, capitalism, and private health care when it comes to elections.

Real World

I bet it's all explained by life expectancy.

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Patsfanin Philly

Ding ding we have a winner

Table: U.S. States Ranked by Life Expectancy

IT is unfair to use life expectancy as a measure of healthcare without taking into account other socio-economic factors such as murder rates and gun violence which negatively impact life expectancy.

Real World

Life expectancy is the answer to every question.

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