Buffalo, New York vs. Kansas City, Kansas

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Health
  11.0% higher in Kansas City, Kansas
than in Buffalo, New York
   Insurance cost
Buffalo, NYKansas City, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8112.1100  18.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Buffalo, NYKansas City, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.1101.5100  2.4%
Heart Failure94.8105.3100  11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement100.698.7100  1.9%
Pneumonia103.6116.7100  12.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Buffalo, NYKansas City, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$23,422$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$16,926$16,237  11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$21,843$22,499  1.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$19,617$17,007  12.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Buffalo, NYKansas City, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%-4.6%3.1%  142.6%
2015-20163.4%15.8%12.5%  364.7%
2016-201715.5%42.4%57.9%  173.5%
2017-201811.5%37.8%19.0%  228.7%
2018-201912.5%6.6%-2.2%  47.2%
Since 201465.9%131.0%113.3%  98.8%
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