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1.3% lower in Columbia, Maryland
than in Austin, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Austin, MN	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.5	80.4	100	13.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Austin, MN	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	108.4	100	15.3%
Heart Failure	98.2	99.5	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.9	104	100	17.0%
Pneumonia	101.2	99.3	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Austin, MN	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,689	$25,017	$23,281	15.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,782	$15,988	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,678	$23,023	$22,499	17.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,015	$16,698	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Austin, MN	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	15.9%	3.1%	62.4%
2015-2016	0.4%	-0.4%	12.5%	200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	25.2%	57.9%	56.9%
2017-2018	-6.6%	53.1%	19.0%	904.5%
2018-2019	-15.3%	-14.0%	-2.2%	8.5%
Since 2014	79.1%	90.5%	113.3%	14.4%

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