Several studies here:
Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2009 (Separate chart from this study here).
America’s Health Rankings, 2008 Edition
Kaiser Family State Health Facts, 2009 Rankings of Deaths per 100,000
There are scads of charts and comparisons. My curiosity was driven by one anomaly that turns up time and time again. Minnesota consistently ranks at or near the top in virtually all health care categories, along with Vermont and Hawaii and sometimes Delaware.
It could be many things … climate, ethnicity, occupations and industries. The reason, however, that I picked on Minnesota is this: For-profit health insurance in that state is illegal.
You might say that’s irrelevant, that the lofty scorecards for the state are dependent on many factors. You might be right.
I only draw this conclusion: Getting rid of for-profit insurers will not hurt us, might even help us.
Piece of Mindful 
