NEW JERSEY – New Jersey is 2023’s 8th best state for children’s health care, according to a study done by WalletHub.
With workers paying an average of over $6,100 per year toward employer-sponsored family coverage and Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 24, the personal-finance website WalletHub Tuesday released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care.
In order to determine which states offer the most cost-effective and highest-quality health care for children, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita.
Children’s Health Care in New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 21st – % of Uninsured Children
- 4th – Infant-Death Rate
- 14th – % of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills
- 6th – % of Overweight Children
- 25th – % of Obese Children
- 21st – % of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
- Massachusetts
- District of Columbia
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Hawaii
Here are the top 5 worst states for children’s health care:
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Louisiana
- Wyoming
- Indiana
For the full report, click here.
