Our Health Policy Matters

If you want to live in the state where Medicare pays the most per capita for home-based care for elders, then Florida is the place for you.  On the other hand, if you prefer the state which does the best job of protecting the health of its children, then head to Vermont. But if you want to live in the best state for your overall health, then Connecticut is where you want to be. Connecticut is the new number one in the 2012 Our Health Policy Matters Best States for Your Health Rankings .  Last year’s runner-up switched places with last year’s winner, Massachusetts, dropping its northern neighbor into second. The OHPM rankings are a compilation of seven independent rankings and ratings of states.  The sources from which the final OHPM rankings are drawn are described below.  Connecticut made the top by scoring well across the board, finishing second in Medicaid spending on community services, third in the Healthy State rankings and in the percentage...

If you want to live in the state where Medicare pays the most per capita for home-based care for elders, then Florida is the place for you.  On the other hand, if you prefer the state which does the best job of protecting the health of its children, then head to Vermont. But if you want to live in the best state for your overall health, then Connecticut is where you want to be. Connecticut is the new number one in the 2012 Our Health Policy Matters Best States for Your Health Rankings .  Last year’s runner-up switched places with last year’s winner, Massachusetts, dropping its northern neighbor into second. The OHPM rankings are a compilation of seven independent rankings and ratings of states.  The sources from which the final OHPM rankings are drawn are described below.  Connecticut made the top by scoring well across the board, finishing second in Medicaid spending on community services, third in the Healthy State rankings and in the percentage...