Austin, Texas vs. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Health
  2.5% higher in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
than in Austin, Texas
   Insurance cost
Austin, TXFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium83.985100  1.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Austin, TXFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.8106.8100  0.9%
Heart Failure107110.9100  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement103.2110100  6.6%
Pneumonia99.8106.7100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Austin, TXFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,878$24,645$23,281  0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,190$17,813$16,237  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,849$24,355$22,499  6.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,787$17,949$17,007  6.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Austin, TXFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%6.0%3.1%  87.5%
2015-20165.1%1.8%12.5%  64.7%
2016-201719.0%15.3%57.9%  19.5%
2017-201835.6%40.8%19.0%  14.6%
2018-20192.3%2.4%-2.2%  4.3%
Since 201479.0%79.3%113.3%  0.4%
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