Statewide Iowa — A report issued this week claims Iowa is the best state in the country to be a doctor. Analysts with the personal-finance website WalletHub say they examined data that included average annual salaries of physicians and hospitals per capita. Scott McIntyre, spokesperson for the Iowa Hospital Association, says he’s not surprised Iowa topped the list.
He says Iowa has a good combination of opportunities for doctors.
Iowa has 118 hospitals. The WalletHub report claims physicians in this state are paid the fourth highest average wage, when adjusted for the cost of living.
The report also notes Iowa has the sixth most hospitals per capita and the sixth highest insured population rate.
