Blog|Articles|October 8, 2024

The worst states for women's health

Which states are the worst for women's health care?

With many states legislating around women's health, it can be dicey finding a place where you can practice medicine without fear of legal reprisal.

Here are the 10 worst states for women's health.

A new metric for this year's rankings, the women's health metric is based on the 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care from The Commonwealth Fund. The scorecard is based on 32 different metrics across three areas: health outcomes; health care quality and prevention; and coverage, access, and affordability.

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Best states 50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11

How we got our results

The worst states for quality of life

The best states for quality of life

The worst states for cost of living

The best states for cost of living

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