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Brownsville, Texas vs. Independence, Kansas

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Health
  12.0% higher in Independence, Kansas
than in Brownsville, Texas
   Insurance cost
Brownsville, TXIndependence, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.5101.5100  55.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Brownsville, TXIndependence, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.6100.5100  0.1%
Heart Failure107.690.6100  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement114.693.9100  18.1%
Pneumonia119.888.2100  26.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Brownsville, TXIndependence, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,206$23,188$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,288$14,563$16,237  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,380$20,797$22,499  18.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,153$14,835$17,007  26.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Brownsville, TXIndependence, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-4.6%3.1%  243.8%
2015-20165.1%15.8%12.5%  209.8%
2016-201719.0%42.4%57.9%  123.2%
2017-201835.6%37.8%19.0%  6.2%
2018-20192.3%6.6%-2.2%  187.0%
Since 201479.0%131.0%113.3%  65.8%
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