Houston, Texas vs. Boise, Idaho

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Health
  1.4% lower in Boise, Idaho
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXBoise, IDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.491.9100  21.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXBoise, IDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.590.4100  15.1%
Heart Failure112.992100  18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement103.285.1100  17.5%
Pneumonia124.198.7100  20.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXBoise, IDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$20,851$23,281  15.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$14,790$16,237  18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$18,831$22,499  17.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$16,604$17,007  20.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXBoise, IDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%19.6%3.1%  512.5%
2015-20165.1%1.1%12.5%  78.4%
2016-201719.0%25.0%57.9%  31.6%
2017-201835.6%34.6%19.0%  2.8%
2018-20192.3%4.2%-2.2%  82.6%
Since 201479.0%111.9%113.3%  41.6%
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      State average
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