Location Is Key Factor In Health Care Service Access & Quality

Access to health care services, quality of the care provided, the costs of care, and health outcomes all vary significantly from one community to another within the United States. This was the key finding of a national measurement of community health system rankings on 43 health system performance and public health indicators, which varied as much as 300% between communities. The top-performing areas are concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northeast; the highest overall score went to St. Paul, Minnesota. The worst performing areas are in the Southern states, with the lowest overall score in Monroe, Louisiana. The analysis . . .