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13.0% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Athens, Ohio

Insurance cost

	Athens, OH	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	82.7	100	19.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, OH	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.6	95.7	100	3.9%
Heart Failure	95	89.3	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	100.2	100	3.7%
Pneumonia	104.2	86.7	100	16.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, OH	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,991	$22,082	$23,281	4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,269	$14,349	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,016	$22,178	$22,499	3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,530	$14,573	$17,007	16.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, OH	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	0.4%	3.1%	78.9%
2015-2016	-0.4%	2.0%	12.5%	600.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	6.9%	57.9%	213.6%
2017-2018	35.4%	37.1%	19.0%	4.8%
2018-2019	2.4%	0.5%	-2.2%	79.2%
Since 2014	43.9%	50.8%	113.3%	15.7%

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