Health care costs averaged over $10,000 per person in 2020, but the exact amount varied by state. Even the best health insurance plans will have cost-sharing that consumers must pay, such as deductibles, copayments and co-insurance.
Forbes compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 11 key metrics using data from the Kaiser Family Foundation to determine which states are most and least expensive for health care.
South Dakota topped the list of states with the most expensive health care, while Michigan is the cheapest.
Forbes Advisor’s analysis found that the eastern part of the country has the most expensive health care costs. Five of the 10 most expensive states for medical care are in the east, including West Virginia, Florida, Maine, Delaware and New Hampshire.
The western part of the country has many of the cheapest states for health care, including Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, New Mexico and Oregon. Read more.
