Santa Barbara, California vs. The Woodlands, Texas

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Health
  0.5% lower in The Woodlands, Texas
than in Santa Barbara, California
   Insurance cost
Santa Barbara, CAThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.375.4100  22.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Santa Barbara, CAThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97102.5100  5.7%
Heart Failure94118.7100  26.3%
Hip Knee Replacement94125.4100  33.4%
Pneumonia93.5120.3100  28.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Santa Barbara, CAThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,384$23,658$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,107$19,073$16,237  26.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,809$27,758$22,499  33.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,730$20,229$17,007  28.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Santa Barbara, CAThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%3.2%3.1%  20.0%
2015-20160.0%5.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%19.0%57.9%  104.3%
2017-201826.1%35.6%19.0%  36.4%
2018-20191.2%2.3%-2.2%  91.7%
Since 201445.0%79.0%113.3%  75.6%
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