Want good health care? It's location, location ...

[Contrary1]

WASHINGTON - "The quality of health care Americans receive depends largely on where they live, with insurance coverage, access to preventive medicine and disease treatment varying widely from state to state, according to a study released on Thursday by the Commonwealth Foundation.

"Where you live matters," said the foundation's Vice President Cathy Schoen, who co-authored the study for the private research group, in a conference call with reporters. "And it shouldn't."

The report found that all of the states that have made health care reforms provide better access to medical treatment and prevention and mostly avoid costly hospital procedures.

Residents of Vermont have the best health care in the country, the foundation said. The small northern state, which embarked on a radical plan to provide all citizens with health care less than a decade ago, also leads the nation in "equity," or making sure that people of lower income groups have health care..."

More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33223930/ns/health-health_care

How does your state rank? Check out the map and full report:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Charts-and-Maps/State-Scorecard-2009.aspx

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. My state is number 5. I am rather happy with MaineCare, although I wish

it covered glasses and dental care for adults. I could do with both of those.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Alaska is #34

We suffer particularly in the "access" part for obvious reasons.