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29.7% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Creston, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Creston, IA	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	162	75.4	100	53.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Creston, IA	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	106.5	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	97.3	112.9	100	16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.9	103.2	100	1.6%
Pneumonia	102.7	124.1	100	20.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Creston, IA	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,612	$24,565	$23,281	8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,635	$18,146	$16,237	16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,222	$22,855	$22,499	1.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,274	$20,870	$17,007	20.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Creston, IA	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	3.2%	3.1%	31.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	5.1%	12.5%	61.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	19.0%	57.9%	27.8%
2017-2018	88.1%	35.6%	19.0%	59.6%
2018-2019	6.9%	2.3%	-2.2%	66.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	79.0%	113.3%	60.7%

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