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Health
8.1% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Dry Ridge, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Dry Ridge, KY	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.6	75.4	100	24.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dry Ridge, KY	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.4	106.5	100	10.5%
Heart Failure	106	112.9	100	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.5	103.2	100	0.3%
Pneumonia	102.7	124.1	100	20.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dry Ridge, KY	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,247	$24,565	$23,281	10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,027	$18,146	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,918	$22,855	$22,499	0.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,272	$20,870	$17,007	20.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dry Ridge, KY	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	3.2%	3.1%	58.4%
2015-2016	-1.9%	5.1%	12.5%	368.4%
2016-2017	10.7%	19.0%	57.9%	77.6%
2017-2018	46.0%	35.6%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	9.0%	2.3%	-2.2%	74.4%
Since 2014	86.2%	79.0%	113.3%	8.4%

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