Check out the 2024 Commonwealth Fund State Health Disparities Report for State Performance
Check out the 2024 Commonwealth Fund State Health Disparities Report for State Performance
The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report ranks Rhode Island 3rd in the nation overall with regards to racial and ethnic healthcare access, quality of care and health outcomes, behind District of Columbia and Massachusetts. Even in top-performing states, such as Rhode Island, there is room for improvement. However, people in Rhode Island who are Hispanic experienced a lower health system performance, scoring in the 57th percentile. Rhode Island ranked 1st in performance for people who are Black, indicating health system performance was among the best in the nation.