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Alaska | 14 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alaska near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alabama | 35 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alabama near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arkansas | #40 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arkansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arizona | #2 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arizona near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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California | #42 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks California near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Colorado | #1 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Colorado near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Connecticut | #45 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Connecticut near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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23 | District of Columbia
Score: 3.34 (US mean: 3.27, median: 3.26), Rank: 23
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Delaware | #41 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Delaware near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Florida | #47 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Florida near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Georgia | #25 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Georgia near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Hawaii | #11 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Hawaii near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Iowa | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Iowa near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Idaho | #5 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Idaho near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Illinois | #29 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020
The HOAP index ranks Illinois near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Indiana | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Indiana near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alaska | 14 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alaska near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alabama | 35 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alabama near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arkansas | #40 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arkansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arizona | #2 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arizona near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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California | #42 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks California near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Colorado | #1 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Colorado near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Connecticut | #45 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Connecticut near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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23 | District of Columbia
Score: 3.34 (US mean: 3.27, median: 3.26), Rank: 23
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Delaware | #41 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Delaware near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Florida | #47 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Florida near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Georgia | #25 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Georgia near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Hawaii | #11 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Hawaii near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Iowa | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Iowa near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Idaho | #5 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Idaho near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Illinois | #29 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020
The HOAP index ranks Illinois near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Indiana | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Indiana near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alaska | 14 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alaska near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alabama | 35 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alabama near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arkansas | #40 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arkansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Arizona | #2 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Arizona near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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California | #42 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks California near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Colorado | #1 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Colorado near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Connecticut | #45 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Connecticut near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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23 | District of Columbia
Score: 3.34 (US mean: 3.27, median: 3.26), Rank: 23
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Delaware | #41 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Delaware near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Florida | #47 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Florida near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Georgia | #25 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Georgia near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Hawaii | #11 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Hawaii near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Iowa | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Iowa near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Idaho | #5 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Idaho near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Illinois | #29 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020
The HOAP index ranks Illinois near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Indiana | #16 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Indiana near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Kansas | #37 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Kansas near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Kentucky | #44 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Kentucky near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Wyoming gives states “HOAP” on health care
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