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Health
8.3% higher in Houston, Texas
than in Salem, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Salem, OR	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.5	75.4	100	5.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, OR	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	106.5	100	12.3%
Heart Failure	99.4	112.9	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.7	103.2	100	26.3%
Pneumonia	93.7	124.1	100	32.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, OR	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,880	$24,565	$23,281	12.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,968	$18,146	$16,237	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,095	$22,855	$22,499	26.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,759	$20,870	$17,007	32.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, OR	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	3.2%	3.1%	14.3%
2015-2016	22.9%	5.1%	12.5%	77.7%
2016-2017	27.0%	19.0%	57.9%	29.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	35.6%	19.0%	87.4%
2018-2019	7.0%	2.3%	-2.2%	67.1%
Since 2014	104.1%	79.0%	113.3%	24.1%

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