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May 20, 2021 · The health care system in Texas ranks as the worst in the country. Texas ranks as the state with the worst health care system. This is in large part due to the high rate of residents of all ages lacking health insurance and the limited access to certain types of health care. The uninsured rate, at 18.4%, is double the national figure and higher ...
Aug 7, 2023 · The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey asks respondents in Texas about their health insurance coverage source, including private plans (employer-based, direct-purchase, and Tricare or military) and publicly funded plans (like Medicaid, Medicare, or VA healthcare). The values in this chart may add up to more than 100%, because some people may be covered by multiple insurance types.
- Hawaii. #31 in Best States Overall. Hawaii is the most recent addition to the United States, becoming a state on Aug. 21, 1959. The state, comprised of eight islands, is known as a tourism paradise, and as the site of a Japanese attack in 1941 that prompted the U.S. to join World War II.
- Rhode Island. #32 in Best States Overall. Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century roots as the land of self-governance and individual freedoms.
- Massachusetts. #11 in Best States Overall. Separatists fleeing religious persecution in England arrived aboard the Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor in 1620.
- Maryland. #22 in Best States Overall. Home to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is known for its blue crabs and the city of Baltimore, a major historic trading port, baseball destination and birthplace of the national anthem.
Oct 18, 2022 · Texas has the most hospitals of any state, employs the second-most health care workers nationwide and has the third-largest Medicaid budget — but it ranks in the bottom 10 in terms of overall system performance, according to the report by Anaeze Offodile, nonresident scholar at the Baker Institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences, and Kushal Kadakia, an M.D. candidate at Harvard Medical ...
This article summarizes healthcare in Texas. In 2022, the United Healthcare Foundation ranked Texas as the 38th healthiest state in the United States. [1] Obesity, excessive drinking, maternal mortality, infant mortality, vaccinations, mental health, and limited access to healthcare are among the major public health issues facing Texas.
Jun 22, 2023 · Scorecard Highlights. Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire top the 2023 State Scorecard rankings for health system performance, based on 58 measures of health care access, quality, use of services, costs, health disparities, reproductive care and women’s health, and health outcomes. The lowest-performing states were Oklahoma, West ...
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Oct 14, 2022 · Tenet Healthcare, located in Dallas, ranks number one on our list with 82 member hospitals in its network. Next is Baylor Scott & White Health, with 50 hospitals. And Steward Health Care System takes third, with 40 member hospitals. Notably, six of the top IDNs in Texas are in Dallas. This makes sense, because Dallas is the third most populous ...
