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Health
37.1% higher in Howe, Texas
than in Seattle, Washington

Insurance cost

	Seattle, WA	Howe, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.9	121.3	100	66.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Seattle, WA	Howe, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	105.6	100	7.1%
Heart Failure	98.3	110.4	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	118.7	100	26.0%
Pneumonia	101.6	115	100	13.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Seattle, WA	Howe, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,748	$24,359	$23,281	7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,802	$17,736	$16,237	12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,849	$26,285	$22,499	26.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,076	$19,332	$17,007	13.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Seattle, WA	Howe, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	3.2%	3.1%	117.9%
2015-2016	5.6%	5.1%	12.5%	8.9%
2016-2017	-1.6%	19.0%	57.9%	1,287.5%
2017-2018	38.3%	35.6%	19.0%	7.0%
2018-2019	13.4%	2.3%	-2.2%	82.8%
Since 2014	33.7%	79.0%	113.3%	134.4%

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