Boulder, Colorado vs. Wichita, Kansas

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Health
  8.4% higher in Wichita, Kansas
than in Boulder, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Boulder, COWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.4101.5100  13.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boulder, COWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103103.7100  0.7%
Heart Failure105104.6100  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement92.498.6100  6.7%
Pneumonia97.6106.8100  9.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boulder, COWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,766$23,924$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,867$16,806$16,237  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,456$21,823$22,499  6.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,404$17,958$17,007  9.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boulder, COWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%-4.6%3.1%  138.3%
2015-2016-0.3%15.8%12.5%  5,366.7%
2016-201714.7%42.4%57.9%  188.4%
2017-201833.5%37.8%19.0%  12.8%
2018-20193.8%6.6%-2.2%  73.7%
Since 201477.5%131.0%113.3%  69.0%
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