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1.0% higher in Phoenix, Arizona
than in Big Rapids, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Big Rapids, MI	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.5	81.8	100	3.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Big Rapids, MI	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	102.8	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	96.2	109.4	100	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	96	100	2.7%
Pneumonia	100.5	108.6	100	8.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Big Rapids, MI	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,374	$23,713	$23,281	6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,457	$17,576	$16,237	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,849	$21,252	$22,499	2.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,901	$18,264	$17,007	8.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Big Rapids, MI	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-3.0%	3.1%	850.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	21.9%	12.5%	995.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	115.5%	57.9%	1,573.9%
2017-2018	37.1%	0.2%	19.0%	99.5%
2018-2019	0.5%	-8.7%	-2.2%	1,840.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	133.2%	113.3%	162.2%

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