June 13, 2007
Healthcare Disparity Across the U.S.A.
The Commonwealth Fund has issued a state scorecard on health system perfomance.
From the Executive Summary:
Currently, where you live in the United States matters for quality and care experiences. The widely varying performance across states and sharp differences between top and bottom state rates on the 32 indicators included in the State Scorecard highlight broad opportunities to improve. If all states approached levels achieved by the top states, the cumulative result would be substantial improvement in terms of access to care, health care quality, reduced costs, and healthier lives.
How does Ohio compare with other states?
Overal: 24
Access: 15
Quality: 23
Avoidable Hospital Use & Costs: 37
Equity: 14
Healthy Lives: 41
There is an interactive map available to view state-specific rankings.