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9.9% lower in Brainerd, Minnesota
than in Butler, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Butler, PA	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	67.4	61.4	100	8.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Butler, PA	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.8	91.6	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	108.9	98	100	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.2	86.3	100	13.9%
Pneumonia	102.3	97.4	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Butler, PA	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,484	$21,136	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,501	$15,751	$16,237	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,175	$19,105	$22,499	13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,197	$16,379	$17,007	4.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Butler, PA	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	42.3%	3.1%	2,588.2%
2015-2016	10.6%	0.4%	12.5%	96.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	58.5%	57.9%	11.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	-6.6%	19.0%	114.6%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-15.3%	-2.2%	3.2%
Since 2014	102.5%	79.1%	113.3%	22.8%

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