ALBANY, GA (WTXL) - According to a survey put out by WalletHub, the state of Georgia has the 6th worst healthcare in the nation.
Ranked 46th out of 50, Georgia also ranked low for lack of health care access and overall health outcomes for state residents. To get their rankings, WalletHub compared the Peach State to the other 50 states and the District of Columbia across 29 different categories.
More statistics on healthcare in Georgia are below.
Healthcare in Georgia (1 = best, 50 = worst)
19th for Average Monthly Insurance Premium
28th for number of hospital beds per capita
45th for number of dentists per capita
42nd for percentage of children aged 0 to 17 with health insurance
See the full report here.