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Health
9.9% lower in Columbia City, Oregon
than in Bellingham, Washington

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, WA	Columbia City, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	79.5	100	19.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, WA	Columbia City, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	94.8	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	97	94.1	100	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	90.3	100	5.9%
Pneumonia	94.4	92.2	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, WA	Columbia City, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,967	$21,875	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,584	$15,121	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,887	$19,996	$22,499	5.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,882	$15,507	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, WA	Columbia City, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	2.8%	3.1%	115.6%
2015-2016	5.6%	22.9%	12.5%	308.9%
2016-2017	-1.6%	27.0%	57.9%	1,787.5%
2017-2018	38.3%	19.0%	19.0%	50.4%
2018-2019	13.4%	7.0%	-2.2%	47.8%
Since 2014	33.7%	104.1%	113.3%	208.9%

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