Lake Jackson, Texas vs. Waltham, Massachusetts

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Health
  1.7% lower in Waltham, Massachusetts
than in Lake Jackson, Texas
   Insurance cost
Lake Jackson, TXWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.463.3100  16.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Jackson, TXWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.1102.6100  12.6%
Heart Failure92.9103100  10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement102.7106.3100  3.5%
Pneumonia84.2100.7100  19.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Jackson, TXWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,029$23,684$23,281  12.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,926$16,555$16,237  10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,747$23,539$22,499  3.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,165$16,933$17,007  19.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Jackson, TXWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-2.6%3.1%  181.3%
2015-20165.1%-1.5%12.5%  129.4%
2016-201719.0%-2.7%57.9%  114.2%
2017-201835.6%26.4%19.0%  25.8%
2018-20192.3%5.1%-2.2%  121.7%
Since 201479.0%23.9%113.3%  69.7%
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