Lets look at facts: http://online.wsj.com/news/interactive/IVCostsprint?ref=SB10001424127887323884304578328173966380066
Sorted looks like this: State HC per capita Enough said?
| Rank | State | Cost per person |
| 1 | D.C. | $ 10,349.00 |
| 2 | Mass | $ 9,278.00 |
| 3 | Conn | $ 8,654.00 |
| 4 | Maine | $ 8,521.00 |
| 5 | Del | $ 8,480.00 |
| 6 | N.Y. | $ 8,341.00 |
| 7 | R.I. | $ 8,309.00 |
| 8 | N.H. | $ 7,839.00 |
| 9 | N.D. | $ 7,749.00 |
| 10 | Pa | $ 7,730.00 |
| 11 | W.Va. | $ 7,667.00 |
| 12 | Vt | $ 7,635.00 |
| 13 | N.J. | $ 7,583.00 |
| 14 | Md | $ 7,492.00 |
| 15 | Minn | $ 7,433.00 |
| 16 | Wis | $ 7,233.00 |
| 17 | Fla | $ 7,156.00 |
| 18 | Ohio | $ 7,076.00 |
| 19 | S.D. | $ 7,056.00 |
| 20 | Neb | $ 7,048.00 |
| 21 | Wyom | $ 7,040.00 |
| 22 | Mo | $ 6,967.00 |
| 23 | Iowa | $ 6,921.00 |
| 24 | Hawaii | $ 6,856.00 |
| 25 | Alaska | $ 6,856.00 |
| 26 | Miss | $ 6,795.00 |
| 27 | Wash | $ 6,782.00 |
| 28 | Kan | $ 6,782.00 |
| 29 | Ind | $ 6,756.00 |
| 30 | Ill | $ 6,756.00 |
| 31 | N.M. | $ 6,651.00 |
| 32 | Mont | $ 6,640.00 |
| 33 | Mich | $ 6,618.00 |
| 34 | Ky | $ 6,596.00 |
| 35 | Ore | $ 6,580.00 |
| 36 | La | $ 6,571.00 |
| 37 | Okla | $ 6,532.00 |
| 38 | N.C. | $ 6,444.00 |
| 39 | Tenn | $ 6,411.00 |
| 40 | S.C. | $ 6,323.00 |
| 41 | Va | $ 6,286.00 |
| 42 | Ala | $ 6,272.00 |
| 43 | Calif | $ 6,238.00 |
| 44 | Ark | $ 6,167.00 |
| 45 | Colo | $ 5,994.00 |
| 46 | Texas | $ 5,924.00 |
| 47 | Nev | $ 5,735.00 |
| 48 | Utah | $ 5,658.00 |
| 49 | Idaho | $ 5,658.00 |
| 50 | Ga | $ 5,467.00 |
| 51 | Ariz | $ 5,434.00 |
