Columbia, Maryland vs. Boulder, Colorado

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Health
  2.2% higher in Boulder, Colorado
than in Columbia, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Columbia, MDBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.489.4100  11.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, MDBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.4103100  5.0%
Heart Failure99.5105100  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement10492.4100  11.2%
Pneumonia99.397.6100  1.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, MDBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,017$23,766$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,988$16,867$16,237  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,023$20,456$22,499  11.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,698$16,404$17,007  1.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, MDBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%12.0%3.1%  24.5%
2015-2016-0.4%-0.3%12.5%  25.0%
2016-201725.2%14.7%57.9%  41.7%
2017-201853.1%33.5%19.0%  36.9%
2018-2019-14.0%3.8%-2.2%  127.1%
Since 201490.5%77.5%113.3%  14.4%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes