Report: Georgia Lags Behind in Heath Care

The average American spends more than $12,500 per year on personal health care, a daunting number since many Americans were hurt financially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that level of spending doesn’t necessarily mean better care since the U.S. lags behind other wealthy nations when it comes to coverage, life expectancy and disease burden. A recent study by the personal finance website WalletHub shows Georgia comes in near the
bottom of the pack, at number 43. Rhode Island was the state with the nation’s best rated health care system while Mississippi was the lowest. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says the report considered multiple factors in determining the list.