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Survey Reveals Georgia Healthcare Is 6th Worst in Nation

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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