New Jersey Is 2020’s 5th Best State for Children’s Health Care – WalletHub Study
With parents needing to safeguard their children against the coronavirus and Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 24, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care as well as accompanying videos.
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.):
- 1st – % of Children in Excellent/Very Good Health
- 22nd – % of Uninsured Children
- 2nd – Infant-Death Rate
- 14th – % of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills
- 30th – % of Obese Children
- 18th – % of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
- 8th – % of Children with Medical & Dental Preventive-Care Visits in Past Year
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-child-health/34455/