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With workers paying an average of nearly $6,300 per year toward employer-sponsored family coverage and Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 21, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025' Best and 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 compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita.

Best States for Children's Health Care Worst States for Children's Health Care
1. Massachusetts 42. Louisiana
2. Rhode Island 43. Maine
3. New Jersey 44. Arkansas
4. Pennsylvania 45. West Virginia
5. Vermont 46. Arizona
6. District of Columbia 47. Oklahoma
7. Hawaii 48. Alaska
8. New York 49. Wyoming
9. Connecticut 50. Texas
10. California 51. Mississippi


Best vs. Worst

  • Massachusetts has the lowest share of uninsured children aged 0 to 18, which is 7.9 times lower than in Texas, the highest.
  • Rhode Island has the lowest share of children aged 0 to 17 with unaffordable medical bills, which is 2.4 times lower than in Texas, the highest.
  • The District of Columbia has the most pediatricians per 100,000 residents, which is 25.5 times more than in Oklahoma, the fewest.
  • New Hampshire and Vermont have the lowest share of obese children aged 10 to 17, which is 2.2 times lower than in Mississippi, the highest.


For the full report and to see where your state or the District ranks, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-child-health/34455

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