And while other big cities on the West Coast like Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland also have large L.G.B.T. populations, San Francisco continues to draw people, including from nearby San Jose, which has one of the smallest shares of L.G.B.T. people among the nationâs largest metropolitan areas. 1  Photo.
In that same period, the cost of treating heart attack patients rose from about $11,000 to about $15,000. Total heart attack spending in the same period rose from $2.6 billion to $3.4 billion.
The annual healthcare cost for workers who suffered a heart attack or other form of acute coronary syndrome, including out-of-pocket expenses, was $8,170. Of that, $7,545 was for hospitalizations and other medical care and $625 for pharmacy costs. American Heart Association.