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10.8% higher in Silver Spring, Maryland
than in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Altoona, PA	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.9	80.4	100	25.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Altoona, PA	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109.1	97.9	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	107.2	106.1	100	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	111.2	100	14.6%
Pneumonia	100	104.1	100	4.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Altoona, PA	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,170	$22,581	$23,281	10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,221	$17,050	$16,237	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,481	$24,614	$22,499	14.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,822	$17,505	$17,007	4.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Altoona, PA	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	15.9%	3.1%	1,035.3%
2015-2016	10.6%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.8%
2016-2017	52.3%	25.2%	57.9%	51.8%
2017-2018	45.2%	53.1%	19.0%	17.5%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-14.0%	-2.2%	11.4%
Since 2014	102.5%	90.5%	113.3%	11.7%

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