10 states with the most affordable healthcare

By Eric Oliver for Becker’s ASC Review

Research organization Altarum released its Healthcare Affordability State Policy Scorecard to rank the states that provide the most affordable healthcare options.

Altarum used a custom data set to determine affordability. The company based its ranking on four metrics:

How states extended affordable coverage to all residents
How states made cost-sharing affordable and evidence-based
How states reduced the provision of low- and no-value care
How states curbed excess healthcare prices

Here are the 10 states with the most affordable healthcare:

1. Massachusetts
2. Maryland
3. Oregon
4. Minnesota
5. New York
6. California
7. Washington
8. Rhode Island
9. Maine
10. Connecticut