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Houston, Texas vs. Laurel Bay, South Carolina

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Health
  4.8% higher in Laurel Bay, South Carolina
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXLaurel Bay, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.4103.1100  36.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXLaurel Bay, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.589.5100  16.0%
Heart Failure112.982100  27.4%
Hip Knee Replacement103.294.4100  8.5%
Pneumonia124.192.8100  25.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXLaurel Bay, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$20,655$23,281  15.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$13,179$16,237  27.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$20,900$22,499  8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$15,599$17,007  25.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXLaurel Bay, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-20165.1%11.1%12.5%  117.6%
2016-201719.0%28.2%57.9%  48.4%
2017-201835.6%34.7%19.0%  2.5%
2018-20192.3%6.2%-2.2%  169.6%
Since 201479.0%103.7%113.3%  31.3%
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