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BlueWavePsych

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Thu Sep 17, 2020, 05:59 PM Sep 2020

Texas ranks near the bottom on health care

Unhealthy Texas? By many measures, the state ranks near the bottom on health care, and COVID-19 will test those vulnerabilities

In many ways, Texas is an unhealthy state, and that was true before the pandemic.

It ranks dead last in health insurance coverage, for children as well as adults. Residents are much more likely to skip care because of the costs and to not have a primary doctor. A whopping 75% of adults don’t get appropriate flu and pneumonia vaccines — tying Louisiana for the worst uptake in the country.

The mortality rate is higher for conditions that could be treated, and for Black Texans, it’s much higher still.

Health care is no bargain here, either. The cost of employee insurance, measured as a share of median income, is almost 21% higher in Texas than the U.S. average.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/commentary/2020/09/16/unhealthy-texas-by-many-measures-the-state-ranks-near-the-bottom-on-health-care-and-covid-19-will-test-those-vulnerabilities/
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Texas ranks near the bottom on health care (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 OP
Oh great, another "thank god for Mississippi"statistic for gawd's cowboys. ResistantAmerican17 Sep 2020 #1
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