St. Louis, Missouri vs. Phoenix, Arizona

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Health
  3.9% higher in Phoenix, Arizona
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOPhoenix, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.881.8100  1.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOPhoenix, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.8102.8100  4.0%
Heart Failure107109.4100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement84.796100  13.3%
Pneumonia106.1108.6100  2.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOPhoenix, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$23,713$23,281  4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$17,576$16,237  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$21,252$22,499  13.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$18,264$17,007  2.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOPhoenix, AZU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%-3.0%3.1%  200.0%
2015-201610.6%21.9%12.5%  106.6%
2016-201718.5%115.5%57.9%  524.3%
2017-201842.2%0.2%19.0%  99.5%
2018-2019-5.7%-8.7%-2.2%  52.6%
Since 201473.9%133.2%113.3%  80.2%
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