MoneyRates.com used data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Census Bureau to rank the states based on seven metrics including health insurance coverage, infant survival, nursing home capacity and hospital capacity.
The top 10:
1. Massachusetts
2. Colorado
3. Vermont
4. Wisconsin
5. Minnesota
6. Nebraska (tie)
6. Washington (tie)
8. Iowa
9. Hawaii
10. Connecticut
The bottom 10:
1. Mississippi
2. South Carolina
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
5. West Virginia
6. South Dakota
7. Oklahoma
8. Alaska
9. Tennessee (tie)
9. Nevada (tie)
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