A new state-by-state women’s health scorecard released today by the Commonwealth Fund reveals mounting disparities in women’s health and reproductive care across the United States. The findings raise concerns over the state of women’s health care and the ripple effects of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has significantly altered access to critical reproductive health care services. The scorecard ranks Mississippi, Texas, Nevada, and Oklahoma among the poorest-performing states overall for women’s health care access, quality, and outcomes; Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island rank at the top.
The 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care is the Fund’s first comprehensive examination of women’s health care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report, part of the Commonwealth Fund’s ongoing series on state health system performance, uses 32 measures to evaluate each state on health care access, affordability, quality of care, and health outcomes for U.S. women.