Kalamazoo, Michigan vs. Seattle, Washington

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Health
  4.8% lower in Seattle, Washington
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Kalamazoo, MISeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium87.372.9100  16.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kalamazoo, MISeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.598.6100  3.2%
Heart Failure98.398.3100  0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement81.894.2100  15.2%
Pneumonia96.9101.6100  4.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kalamazoo, MISeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,044$22,748$23,281  3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,790$15,802$16,237  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,107$20,849$22,499  15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,293$17,076$17,007  4.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kalamazoo, MISeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%-17.9%3.1%  4,575.0%
2015-20162.0%5.6%12.5%  180.0%
2016-20176.9%-1.6%57.9%  123.2%
2017-201837.1%38.3%19.0%  3.2%
2018-20190.5%13.4%-2.2%  2,580.0%
Since 201450.8%33.7%113.3%  33.7%
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