St. Louis, Missouri vs. Houston, Texas

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Health
  4.2% higher in Houston, Texas
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.875.4100  6.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.8106.5100  7.8%
Heart Failure107112.9100  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement84.7103.2100  21.8%
Pneumonia106.1124.1100  17.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$24,565$23,281  7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$18,146$16,237  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$22,855$22,499  21.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$20,870$17,007  17.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%3.2%3.1%  420.0%
2015-201610.6%5.1%12.5%  51.9%
2016-201718.5%19.0%57.9%  2.7%
2017-201842.2%35.6%19.0%  15.6%
2018-2019-5.7%2.3%-2.2%  140.4%
Since 201473.9%79.0%113.3%  6.9%
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