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10.5% higher in Laurel, Maryland
than in Bismarck, North Dakota

Insurance cost

	Bismarck, ND	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.8	80.4	100	6.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bismarck, ND	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	101.2	100	7.7%
Heart Failure	96	96.9	100	0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.6	116.9	100	36.6%
Pneumonia	100.5	100.3	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bismarck, ND	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$23,350	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,422	$15,571	$16,237	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,950	$25,888	$22,499	36.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,908	$16,869	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bismarck, ND	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.7%	15.9%	3.1%	137.3%
2015-2016	8.9%	-0.4%	12.5%	104.5%
2016-2017	6.7%	25.2%	57.9%	276.1%
2017-2018	7.1%	53.1%	19.0%	647.9%
2018-2019	21.2%	-14.0%	-2.2%	166.0%
Since 2014	60.9%	90.5%	113.3%	48.6%

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