Juneau, Alaska vs. Houston, Texas

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Health
  17.7% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Juneau, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Juneau, AKHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.975.4100  44.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Juneau, AKHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5106.5100  4.9%
Heart Failure99.1112.9100  13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement79.7103.2100  29.5%
Pneumonia77124.1100  61.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Juneau, AKHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$24,565$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,919$18,146$16,237  14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,638$22,855$22,499  29.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$12,951$20,870$17,007  61.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Juneau, AKHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.2%3.1%  78.1%
2015-201647.3%5.1%12.5%  89.2%
2016-201728.8%19.0%57.9%  34.0%
2017-2018-21.6%35.6%19.0%  264.8%
2018-2019-3.3%2.3%-2.2%  169.7%
Since 201464.8%79.0%113.3%  21.9%
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