The new 2020 Commonwealth Fund report on states’ health system performance, released Friday, noted that Georgia performed well by certain measures.
Those include a high rate of diabetic adults having an annual hemoglobin A1c test, and improved mobility for home health patients. Georgia also improved in measures tracking children getting needed mental health care; and preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
But the state’s ranking was dragged down by a high percentage of adults having no health insurance. Another weight pulling the state rating down was the percentage of adults who went without medical care because of cost.
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