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6.7% lower in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Aspen, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Aspen, CO	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.1	115.7	100	12.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Aspen, CO	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	95.7	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	97.3	96.2	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	101.4	100	7.6%
Pneumonia	100.2	100.6	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Aspen, CO	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,916	$22,072	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,636	$15,450	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,864	$22,453	$22,499	7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,849	$16,913	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Aspen, CO	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-0.3%	11.1%	12.5%	3,800.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	28.2%	57.9%	91.8%
2017-2018	33.5%	34.7%	19.0%	3.6%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	63.2%
Since 2014	77.5%	103.7%	113.3%	33.8%

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