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Health
27.2% higher in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
than in Houston, Texas

Insurance cost

	Houston, TX	Cedar Rapids, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.4	139	100	84.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Houston, TX	Cedar Rapids, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.5	97.8	100	8.2%
Heart Failure	112.9	96.9	100	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.2	91	100	11.8%
Pneumonia	124.1	101.8	100	18.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Houston, TX	Cedar Rapids, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,565	$22,557	$23,281	8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,146	$15,570	$16,237	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,855	$20,157	$22,499	11.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,870	$17,124	$17,007	17.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Houston, TX	Cedar Rapids, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	4.7%	3.1%	46.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	13.2%	12.5%	158.8%
2016-2017	19.0%	26.3%	57.9%	38.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	88.1%	19.0%	147.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	79.0%	201.2%	113.3%	154.7%

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