With workers paying an average of nearly $6,300 per year toward employer-sponsored family coverage and Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 21, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care, as well as expert commentary.
In order to determine which states offer the most cost-effective and highest-quality health care for children, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita.
Children’s Health Care in Pennsylvania (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 4th
- 8th – % of Children in Excellent/Very Good Health
- 27th – % of Uninsured Children
- 23rd – Infant-Death Rate
- 11th – % of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills
- 3rd – Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita
- 19th – % of Obese Children
- 11th – % of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
For the full report, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-child-health/34455
Key takeaways and WalletHub commentary are included below in text and video format. Feel free to use the provided content as is or edit the raw files as you see fit.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to arrange a phone, video or in-studio interview with one of WalletHub’s experts.