Merriam, Kansas vs. Sweet Home, Oregon

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Health
  17.2% lower in Sweet Home, Oregon
than in Merriam, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Merriam, KSSweet Home, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.185.8100  23.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Merriam, KSSweet Home, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.895.3100  2.6%
Heart Failure101.294.2100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement101.683.7100  17.6%
Pneumonia104.991.9100  12.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Merriam, KSSweet Home, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,566$21,982$23,281  2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,262$15,140$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,494$18,521$22,499  17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,645$15,449$17,007  12.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Merriam, KSSweet Home, ORU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%2.8%3.1%  160.9%
2015-201615.8%22.9%12.5%  44.9%
2016-201742.4%27.0%57.9%  36.3%
2017-201837.8%19.0%19.0%  49.7%
2018-20196.6%7.0%-2.2%  6.1%
Since 2014131.0%104.1%113.3%  20.5%
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