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Houston, Texas vs. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

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Health
  4.0% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXSault Ste. Marie, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.482.7100  9.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXSault Ste. Marie, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.595.7100  10.1%
Heart Failure112.989.3100  20.9%
Hip Knee Replacement103.2100.2100  2.9%
Pneumonia124.186.7100  30.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXSault Ste. Marie, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$22,082$23,281  10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$14,349$16,237  20.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$22,178$22,499  3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$14,573$17,007  30.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXSault Ste. Marie, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%0.4%3.1%  87.5%
2015-20165.1%2.0%12.5%  60.8%
2016-201719.0%6.9%57.9%  63.7%
2017-201835.6%37.1%19.0%  4.2%
2018-20192.3%0.5%-2.2%  78.3%
Since 201479.0%50.8%113.3%  35.7%
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