With National Doctors’ Day coming up on March 30, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Best & Worst States for Doctors.
To identify the best states for those in the business of saving lives, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 16 key metrics.
The data set ranges from average annual wage of physicians to hospitals per capita to quality of public hospital system.
Practicing in Iowa (1=Best, 25=Avg.):
3rd – Avg. Annual Wage of Physicians (Adjusted for Cost of Living)6th – Hospitals per Capita
6th – Insured Population Rate
12th – Projected % of Population Aged 65 & Older by 2030
19th – Projected Physicians per Capita by 2024
16th – Malpractice Award Payout Amount per Capita
9th – Annual Malpractice Liability Insurance Rate
For the full report, click here.