Houston, Texas vs. Portland, Oregon

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Health
  7.0% lower in Portland, Oregon
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.479.1100  4.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.594.1100  11.6%
Heart Failure112.998.6100  12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement103.288.1100  14.6%
Pneumonia124.193100  25.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$21,719$23,281  11.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$15,841$16,237  12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$19,512$22,499  14.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$15,643$17,007  25.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%2.8%3.1%  12.5%
2015-20165.1%22.9%12.5%  349.0%
2016-201719.0%27.0%57.9%  42.1%
2017-201835.6%19.0%19.0%  46.6%
2018-20192.3%7.0%-2.2%  204.3%
Since 201479.0%104.1%113.3%  31.8%
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