According to a new Gallup and West Health survey, Massachusetts ranks near the top for national healthcare experiences — but that may be a dubious distinction.

The survey, coined The State of the States 2025: Insights on Healthcare in America , collected responses from nearly 20,000 people nationwide. Data was then separated and ranked states based on cost, quality and access across.

Massachusetts boasts a ranking for #1 for cost satisfaction, #2 overall and #2 for quality of care.

And though it #1 for cost satisfaction may seem like a win, according to a Gallup spokesperson “being number one is like being the tallest kid in kindergarten because everyone else is still short.”

In its results, Gallup said “millions of Americans are confronting growing challenges to their health and fin

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