CT’s health system performs better than 45 other states
according to the 2015 Commonwealth Fund State
Scorecard on State Health System Performance. We improved on eight metrics,
but lost ground on four. States are ranked on 42 indicators such as avoidable
hospitalizations, health risk behaviors, childhood vaccinations, and hospital
patients discharged with information to help recover at home. CT did well on
all but one distinct dimension of health system performance. CT was tied for
fifth in Access and Affordability of Care, ninth in Prevention and Treatment,
tied for second for Healthy Lives, and third in Health Equity. However CT ranked
far lower at 28th among states on Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost.
The rankings offer Connecticut guidance to improve health system performance
especially around avoidable hospitalizations.
