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Wyoming: 8th Worst State for Children’s Health Care
No other state loves its children more, so how did Wyoming become 2018’s 8th Worst State for Children’s Health Care?
Taking care of children’s health has gone up 18% over a recent four year period according to WalletHub’s recent 2018’s Best & Worst States for Children's Health Care comparing the 50 states across 30 key metrics and found:
Children’s Health Care in Wyoming (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 32nd– % of Children in Excellent/Very Good Health
- 40th– % of Uninsured Children
- 46th– % of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills
- 29th– Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita
- 19th– % of Overweight Children
- 37th– % of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
- 35th– % of Children with Medical & Dental Preventive-Care Visits in Past Year
Source: WalletHub
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