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Health
29.7% higher in North Star, Delaware
than in Baltimore, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Baltimore, MD	North Star, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	131.5	100	63.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Baltimore, MD	North Star, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	98.7	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	98.2	103.7	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.8	98.8	100	2.1%
Pneumonia	103.2	106.5	100	3.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Baltimore, MD	North Star, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$22,782	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,780	$16,660	$16,237	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,439	$21,870	$22,499	2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,354	$17,908	$17,007	3.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Baltimore, MD	North Star, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	4.2%	3.1%	73.6%
2015-2016	-0.4%	18.3%	12.5%	4,675.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	18.8%	57.9%	25.4%
2017-2018	53.1%	39.2%	19.0%	26.2%
2018-2019	-14.0%	16.1%	-2.2%	215.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	136.7%	113.3%	51.0%

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