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0.5% higher in Kalispell, Montana
than in Challis, Idaho

Insurance cost

	Challis, ID	Kalispell, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	105	100	5.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Challis, ID	Kalispell, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	95.7	100	1.5%
Heart Failure	95.1	94.4	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.7	84.7	100	9.6%
Pneumonia	94.6	90.8	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Challis, ID	Kalispell, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,424	$22,073	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,282	$15,163	$16,237	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,736	$18,761	$22,499	9.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,913	$15,274	$17,007	4.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Challis, ID	Kalispell, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	19.6%	-5.5%	3.1%	128.1%
2015-2016	1.1%	34.7%	12.5%	3,054.5%
2016-2017	25.0%	44.4%	57.9%	77.6%
2017-2018	34.6%	12.9%	19.0%	62.7%
2018-2019	4.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	64.3%
Since 2014	111.9%	121.7%	113.3%	8.8%

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