Houston, Texas vs. Boulder, Colorado

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Health
  1.9% higher in Boulder, Colorado
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.489.4100  18.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.5103100  3.3%
Heart Failure112.9105100  7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement103.292.4100  10.5%
Pneumonia124.197.6100  21.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$23,766$23,281  3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$16,867$16,237  7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$20,456$22,499  10.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$16,404$17,007  21.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%12.0%3.1%  275.0%
2015-20165.1%-0.3%12.5%  105.9%
2016-201719.0%14.7%57.9%  22.6%
2017-201835.6%33.5%19.0%  5.9%
2018-20192.3%3.8%-2.2%  65.2%
Since 201479.0%77.5%113.3%  1.9%
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