Study: Healthcare Quality Determined by State Less Than Socioeconomic Status

While economic status has a hand in dictating access to healthcare, state of residence is much more important than income level in determining quality of available care, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.

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The Scorecard on State Health System Performance for Low-Income Populations, 2013 analyzed 30 measures on access, prevention and quality, avoidable hospital use and health outcomes and found there are variable standards in each measure among states.

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