Iowa named second best state for health care in new study

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    Iowa was named 2017’s second best state for health care in a new study from personal finance website, WalletHub.com.

    This ranking is the latest in a number of recent reports giving Iowa high marks for health care including:

    • Second highest Medicaid patient satisfaction
    • Fifth best state for overall child well-being
    • Seventh best state for mental health care
    • Outpaced nation in overall well-being at twice the national average

    Some of Iowa’s scores are:

    • First in most hospital beds per capita
    • Sixth in percentage of insured adults (18-64)
    • Tenth in percentage of insured children (0-17)
    • Second in lowest infant mortality rate

    Click here to read the full study.

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