Houston, Texas vs. St. Louis, Missouri

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Health
  4.0% lower in St. Louis, Missouri
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXSt. Louis, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.480.8100  7.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXSt. Louis, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.598.8100  7.2%
Heart Failure112.9107100  5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement103.284.7100  17.9%
Pneumonia124.1106.1100  14.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXSt. Louis, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$22,801$23,281  7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$17,199$16,237  5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$18,758$22,499  17.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$17,843$17,007  14.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXSt. Louis, MOU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-1.0%3.1%  131.3%
2015-20165.1%10.6%12.5%  107.8%
2016-201719.0%18.5%57.9%  2.6%
2017-201835.6%42.2%19.0%  18.5%
2018-20192.3%-5.7%-2.2%  347.8%
Since 201479.0%73.9%113.3%  6.5%
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