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13.1% lower in Ellensburg, Washington
than in Boulder, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Boulder, CO	Ellensburg, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.4	69.1	100	22.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boulder, CO	Ellensburg, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103	99.1	100	3.8%
Heart Failure	105	98.3	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	95.3	100	3.1%
Pneumonia	97.6	81.6	100	16.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boulder, CO	Ellensburg, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,766	$22,875	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,867	$15,803	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,456	$21,089	$22,499	3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,404	$13,717	$17,007	16.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boulder, CO	Ellensburg, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	249.2%
2015-2016	-0.3%	5.6%	12.5%	1,966.7%
2016-2017	14.7%	-1.6%	57.9%	110.9%
2017-2018	33.5%	38.3%	19.0%	14.3%
2018-2019	3.8%	13.4%	-2.2%	252.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	33.7%	113.3%	56.5%

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