Utah has the second-best health care system in the United States, according to a new analysis.
The analysis, by modular “cleanroom” manufacturer Mecart, indicates Utah has the highest percentage of employers who provide insurance and the lowest annual premium costs in the country.
Each state was scored 1-to-10 on a number of factors, including number of hospitals per kilometer, number of staffed beds per capita, average emergency room wait times, annual health care premium costs and annual premium cost changes compared to 2020.
Utah had the cheapest average annual health care premiums of any state, $4,836; the highest percentage of employer coverage, 61%; and was No. 11 for health care access.
The Beehive State was just behind No. 1 Rhode Island, which was No. 1 for health care quality, No. 3 for access to health care, and No. 3 for overall hospital quality.
Overall, Utah ranked well above neighboring states — Colorado was No. 13, Wyoming was No. 25, Idaho was No. 36, New Mexico was No. 38, Arizona was No. 43, and Nevada was No. 46.
Georgia was last on the list of overall health care systems, with the second-highest percentage of people who are unable to afford insurance coverage. It was also No. 49 on health care access and No. 44 on health care quality.
Hawaii (No. 5 overall) was first for health care access. Texas (No. 40 overall) was last in that category. Alaska (No. 42 overall) came in last for health care quality.
Best health care systems in America
1. Rhode Island
2. Utah
3. Massachusetts
4. Minnesota
5. Hawaii
6. North Dakota
7. Wisconsin
8. Iowa
9. South Dakota
10. Connecticut
11. Nebraska
12. Pennsylvania
13. Colorado
14. Kansas
15. Vermont
16. Maryland
17. New Hampshire
18. Montana
19. Maine
20. Michigan
21. Illinois
22. New Jersey
23. Missouri
24. Ohio
25. Wyoming
26. Virginia
27. Washington
28. New York
29. Delaware
30. West Virginia
31. Oklahoma
32. Oregon
33. Louisiana
34. California
35. Indiana
36. Idaho
37. Alabama
38. New Mexico
39. Florida
40. Texas
41. Tennesee
42. Alaska
43. Arizona
44. Kentucky
45. Arkansas
46. Nevada
47. South Carolina
48. Mississippi
49. North Carolina
50. Georgia
