I wonder what Medicaid is like in each of these states, too. For instance, I'm fairly certain that WV is as low as it is because it has an extremely robust Medicaid program. - DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE

And that would be because those are the least union and the lowest level of worker rights regulations - Right to Work means right to live like a slave - WarLord

That would also mean that hospitals in those states are bleeding red ink as their emergency departments deal with torrents of non reimbursed EMTALA patients. - WarLord