Another survey from The Daily Beast, this time the 25 Best and Worst Health-Care Cities.
And Massachusetts occupies the top three spots.
Clocking in at Number One – no, not Boston – Springfield:
Overall health care coverage: 95%
Age 18 and lower with coverage: 98.9%
Age 65 and higher with coverage: 99.3%
Disabled population with coverage: 98.9%
Come on down, Number Two – no, not Boston – Worcester:
Overall health care coverage: 94.6%
Age 18 and lower with coverage: 99.1%
Age 65 and higher with coverage: 99.9%
Disabled population with coverage: 98.2%
And sign in, please, Number Three – yes, Boston:
Overall health care coverage: 94%
Age 18 and lower with coverage: 98.3%
Age 65 and higher with coverage: 99.8%
Disabled population with coverage: 97%
(Interesting: Red Sox players as the Boston skyline. Discuss among yourselves.)
For those of you keeping score at home: Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester also made the Top 25. New York City did not. But it didn’t make the Bottom 25 either.
Bummer, eh?
Not surprising, since we have mandated coverage here. (I thought Hawaii did, too, but perhaps I’m mistaken – Honolulu was only number 5.)
Nothing about costs, though. I bet We’re Number 1! there as well.
Texas – 4 of the top 10 worst covered cities. Florida was high on the worst list, too, even though the age 65+ coverage was 99%+. That was surprising.
I feel relieved. I guess I can go ahead and break that leg I’ve always wanted to!
Also: I would have thought that since the Longwood Medical Area is in Brookline, Brookline would be higher.