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Health
16.8% higher in Fountain, Colorado
than in Birmingham, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, MI	Fountain, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.4	88.5	100	41.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, MI	Fountain, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	101.3	100	3.1%
Heart Failure	103.2	99.4	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.2	103.4	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	104.5	100.8	100	3.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, MI	Fountain, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,673	$23,378	$23,281	3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,576	$15,979	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,958	$22,898	$22,499	4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,576	$16,956	$17,007	3.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, MI	Fountain, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	12.0%	3.1%	2,900.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	-0.3%	12.5%	115.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	14.7%	57.9%	113.0%
2017-2018	37.1%	33.5%	19.0%	9.7%
2018-2019	0.5%	3.8%	-2.2%	660.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	77.5%	113.3%	52.6%

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