WalletHub determined the best and worst states for healthcare by ranking the states and Washington, D.C., across three dimensions: cost, access and outcomes. Those dimensions were then evaluated using 44 metrics including cost of a medical visit, physicians per capita and life expectancy.
Here are the average salaries of gastroenterologists in the five states with the top-ranked healthcare systems:
1. Minnesota: $379,556
2. Iowa: $365,757
3. Rhode Island: $364,641
4. North Dakota: $363,786
5. Utah: $345,278
Here are the average salaries of gastroenterology specialists in the five states with the lowest-ranked healthcare systems:
1. West Virginia: $324,030
2. Mississippi: $336,531
3. Alaska: $374,154
4. Alabama: $320,304
5. Louisiana: $316,471
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