NH was ranked #5 in the country in a study of child health care done by The Commonweatlh Fund, trailing Iowa, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts. Unfortunately, we were also among the ten most expensive for that care and in the middle of the pack for access to health care services.
The study focused on “13 performance indicators of access, quality, costs, equity, and the potential to lead healthy lives, the authors find wide variation among states, including distinct regional patterns. Across states, better access to care is closely associated with better quality of care.”
The executive summary, as well as links to downloadable versions of the report are available here.
We’ve had good luck with doctors so far, but fortunately we haven’t had too many visits, and those we’ve had have always been to our chosen pediatrician. How about you? Do you think the New Hampshire ranking was on the mark?