Massachusetts is the second best place for children’s health care, according to a study released by WalletHub this week.
Ranked No. 2 overall based on 28 metrics, the Bay State performs very well when it comes to children’s access to health care, according to the financial advisory website, ranking second in the country. Massachusetts is strong when it comes to children’s oral health care, ranking seventh, and, to a lesser degree, on children’s nutrition, physical activity and obesity, ranking 18th in the U.S.
Vermont beat out Massachusetts as the best place for children’s health care overall, and on individual metrics. It’s in the first place for children’s access to health care and nutrition, physical activity and obesity, and in fifth place for oral health care.
Massachusetts, an early adopter of universal health care, ranks first in health insurance coverage rates in the U.S., WalletHub found. The state has the third-lowest infant death rate in the nation and the fifth highest number of pediatricians and family doctors per capita.
Other New England states in the lead for children’s health care are Connecticut, ranking third overall, and New Hampshire, ranking fifth. Nevada came in last place, followed by Mississippi and Arizona.
