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Health
4.5% higher in Fairfax, Virginia
than in Bellingham, Washington

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, WA	Fairfax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	100.2	100	1.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, WA	Fairfax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	102.2	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	97	101.6	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	94.3	100	10.6%
Pneumonia	94.4	102.9	100	9.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, WA	Fairfax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,967	$23,574	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,584	$16,331	$16,237	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,887	$20,886	$22,499	10.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,882	$17,302	$17,007	8.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, WA	Fairfax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	3.3%	3.1%	118.4%
2015-2016	5.6%	3.9%	12.5%	30.4%
2016-2017	-1.6%	10.3%	57.9%	743.8%
2017-2018	38.3%	66.1%	19.0%	72.6%
2018-2019	13.4%	3.7%	-2.2%	72.4%
Since 2014	33.7%	104.0%	113.3%	208.6%

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