Sit down for this one! Most Affordable States For Healthcare? #1 is….HAWAI’I
Top 5 Most Affordable States For Healthcare
1. Hawaii
Hawaii’s score: 0 out of 100
Hawaii sets the benchmark for having the most affordable healthcare in the U.S. It earned a perfect score of 0 on our healthcare cost ranking index and boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics:
- Hawaii records the lowest percentage of adults who chose not to see a doctor at some point in the past 12 months due to cost (5.7%).
- It also has the lowest percentage of adults reporting 14 or more mentally unhealthy days a month who could not see a doctor due to cost (11.6%).
- Hawaii boasts the lowest average premium for residents with single health insurance coverage through an employer ($911 annually).
- It also has the lowest average deductible for residents with single health insurance coverage through an employer ($1,310 annually).
- Hawaii has the second lowest percentage of children whose families struggled to pay for their child’s medical bills in the past 12 months (5.7%).
- Hawaii residents with family health insurance coverage through an employer pay the second lowest average deductible ($3,115 annually).
- Hawaii has the third lowest average premium for residents with plus-one health insurance coverage through an employer ($3,654.67 annually).
- It boasts the fourth lowest average premium for residents with family health insurance coverage through an employer ($5,373.67 annually)
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