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Access to health care across the three measures of Dedicated Health Care Provider, Dental Visit, Annual, and Health Care Coverage varies by state. The maps display the 10 states with the highest values (light green) and the 10 states with the most room for improvement (dark green).
FIGURE 19 Dedicated Health Care Provider: Top 10 States and Bottom 10 States*
FIGURE 19  Dedicated Health Care Provider: Top 10 States and Bottom 10 States*
States in the West and Southwest have the lowest percentage of residents reporting that they have a dedicated health care provider. States in the Northeast have the highest percentage of residents with a dedicated health care provider.
FIGURE 20 Annual Dental Visit: Top 10 States and Bottom 10 States*
FIGURE 20 Annual Dental Visit: Top 10 States and Bottom 10 States*
Residents of the Midwest and Northeast report the highest percentage of adults having visited a dentist in the past year. The lowest appear in southern and central states.
FIGURE 21 Health Care Coverage: Top 10 States and Bottom 10 States*
FIGURE 21  Health Care Coverage: Top 10 States and Bottom 10 States*
Health care coverage is highest among Midwest and East Coast states. Idaho, Nevada, and several states in the South have the lowest health care coverage among adults.
* Data tables for the top five and bottom five states are in Appendix 2