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Health
8.9% lower in Spring Lake, Michigan
than in Bellingham, Washington

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, WA	Spring Lake, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	79.1	100	20.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, WA	Spring Lake, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	98.4	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	97	92	100	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	91.9	100	7.7%
Pneumonia	94.4	98.5	100	4.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, WA	Spring Lake, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,967	$22,698	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,584	$14,783	$16,237	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,887	$20,350	$22,499	7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,882	$16,568	$17,007	4.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, WA	Spring Lake, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	0.4%	3.1%	102.2%
2015-2016	5.6%	2.0%	12.5%	64.3%
2016-2017	-1.6%	6.9%	57.9%	531.3%
2017-2018	38.3%	37.1%	19.0%	3.1%
2018-2019	13.4%	0.5%	-2.2%	96.3%
Since 2014	33.7%	50.8%	113.3%	50.7%

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