Wichita, Kansas vs. The Woodlands, Texas

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Health
  6.4% lower in The Woodlands, Texas
than in Wichita, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Wichita, KSThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.575.4100  25.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita, KSThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.7102.5100  1.2%
Heart Failure104.6118.7100  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement98.6125.4100  27.2%
Pneumonia106.8120.3100  12.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita, KSThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,924$23,658$23,281  1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,806$19,073$16,237  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,823$27,758$22,499  27.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,958$20,229$17,007  12.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita, KSThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%3.2%3.1%  169.6%
2015-201615.8%5.1%12.5%  67.7%
2016-201742.4%19.0%57.9%  55.2%
2017-201837.8%35.6%19.0%  5.8%
2018-20196.6%2.3%-2.2%  65.2%
Since 2014131.0%79.0%113.3%  39.7%
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