CT middle of the pack for doctors

Connecticut ranks 29^th in a new analysis on the Best and Worst States for Doctors by Wallet Hub. Physicians are seventeen of the twenty highest paid US workers. Connecticut tied for 45^th worst for the highest malpractice award payouts. We rank 15^th in our Medical Environment, which includes the quality and safety of hospital care, physician burnout rates, and malpractice awards and insurance rates. Unfortunately, we rank 34^th in Opportunity and Competition, which includes physician wages, cost of living, elderly population, levels of insurance coverage, and physician shortages.