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9.3% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Echo, Utah

Insurance cost

	Echo, UT	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105	75.4	100	28.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Echo, UT	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.7	106.5	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	99.6	112.9	100	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.5	103.2	100	0.7%
Pneumonia	86.7	124.1	100	43.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Echo, UT	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,242	$24,565	$23,281	5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,998	$18,146	$16,237	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,702	$22,855	$22,499	0.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,584	$20,870	$17,007	43.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Echo, UT	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.3%	3.2%	3.1%	39.1%
2015-2016	15.6%	5.1%	12.5%	67.3%
2016-2017	18.8%	19.0%	57.9%	1.1%
2017-2018	78.0%	35.6%	19.0%	54.4%
2018-2019	-1.5%	2.3%	-2.2%	253.3%
Since 2014	146.4%	79.0%	113.3%	46.0%

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