Healthcare
Healthcare costs continue to rise across the system but without marked improvements in healthcare quality. This imbalance disproportionately affects the most vulnerable Americans, who depend on Medicaid for healthcare. Mercatus research focuses on how to make Medicaid more fiscally sustainable and able to deliver better care to those who need it. Mercatus is also developing ways to quantify the impact of regulations on quality, access, and cost in US healthcare.
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State-by-state measures of the flexibility and discretion that patients and providers have in managing health and healthcare
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Alaska | 14 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alaska near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alabama | 35 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alabama near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arkansas | #40 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arkansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arizona | #2 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arizona near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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California | #42 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks California near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Colorado | #1 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Colorado near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Connecticut | #45 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Connecticut near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Healthcare Openness and Access Project 2020: Full Release
State-by-state measures of the flexibility and discretion that patients and providers have in managing health and healthcare
- | Healthcare Openness and Access Project 2020: Full Release Healthcare Openness and Access Project 2020: Full Release
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Alaska | 14 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alaska near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alabama | 35 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alabama near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arkansas | #40 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arkansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arizona | #2 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arizona near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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California | #42 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks California near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Colorado | #1 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Colorado near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Connecticut | #45 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Connecticut near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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8 | Indiana
Indiana ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.57.
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25 | Iowa
Iowa ranks near the middle in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.18.
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30 | Kansas
Kansas ranks near the middle in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.12.
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45 | Kentucky
Kentucky ranks near the bottom in the HOAP Index with a score of 2.81.
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16 | Louisiana
Louisiana ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.33.
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22 | Maine
Maine ranks near the middle in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.21.
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36 | Maryland
Maryland ranks near the bottom in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.03.
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41 | Massachusetts
Massachusetts ranks near the bottom in the HOAP Index with a score of 2.89.
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25 | Michigan
Michigan ranks near the middle in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.18.
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39 | Minnesota
Minnesota ranks near the bottom in the HOAP Index with a score of 2.97.
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4 | Mississippi
Mississippi ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.65.
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3 | Missouri
Missouri ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.66.
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2 | Montana
Montana ranks second in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.68.
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12 | Nebraska
Nebraska ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.40.
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11 | Nevada
Nevada ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.48.
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15 | New Hampshire
New Hampshire ranks near the top in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.36.
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50 | New Jersey
New Jersey ranks second to last in the HOAP Index with a score of 2.59.
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21 | New Mexico
New Mexico ranks near the middle in the HOAP Index with a score of 3.22.
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49 | New York
New York ranks near the bottom in the HOAP Index with a score of 2.66.
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43 | North Carolina
North Carolina ranks near the bottom in the HOAP Index with a score of 2.87.
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