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Houston, Texas vs. Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Health
  0.9% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.490.2100  19.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.595.9100  10.0%
Heart Failure112.996.2100  14.8%
Hip Knee Replacement103.295.8100  7.2%
Pneumonia124.197.8100  21.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$22,134$23,281  9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$15,457$16,237  14.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$21,203$22,499  7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$16,453$17,007  21.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%6.0%3.1%  87.5%
2015-20165.1%23.1%12.5%  352.9%
2016-201719.0%39.6%57.9%  108.4%
2017-201835.6%15.5%19.0%  56.5%
2018-20192.3%-1.4%-2.2%  160.9%
Since 201479.0%107.4%113.3%  35.9%
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