Houston, Texas vs. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Health
  7.3% lower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXPittsburgh, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.463.9100  15.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXPittsburgh, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.5104.1100  2.3%
Heart Failure112.9110.4100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement103.2106.4100  3.1%
Pneumonia124.1113.7100  8.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXPittsburgh, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$24,010$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$17,732$16,237  2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$23,548$22,499  3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$19,117$17,007  8.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXPittsburgh, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-1.7%3.1%  153.1%
2015-20165.1%10.6%12.5%  107.8%
2016-201719.0%52.3%57.9%  175.3%
2017-201835.6%45.2%19.0%  27.0%
2018-20192.3%-15.8%-2.2%  787.0%
Since 201479.0%102.5%113.3%  29.7%
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