Where Are American Children Healthiest?

Vermont is the only state with a government mandate to create a single-payer  healthcare system.

"Vermont Commited To Single Payer Healthcare. "Everybody In, Nobody Out."
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/home-who-we-are-what-is-single-payer.html

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Where are children the healthiest? Look to Vermont. "Across a range of metrics, the Green Mountain State excels, according to...the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fewer than one in four Vermont children are overweight or obese. More than 81 percent have access to medical and dental care . Nearly 99 percent have health insurance. And one-third of all Vermont children report exercising at least 20 minutes a day. Vermont’s relatively small and prosperous population makes it easier than in some other states for officials to reach out to potentially vulnerable children, said Cathy Hess, managing director for coverage and access at the National Academy for State Health Policy. What’s more, Vermont has been a pioneer in children’s health reform." Reid Wilson in The Washington Post.