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Health
13.5% lower in Baltimore, Maryland
than in Charleston, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Charleston, IL	Baltimore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	110.2	80.4	100	27.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, IL	Baltimore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.1	98.7	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	94.7	98.2	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	96.8	100	3.8%
Pneumonia	99.6	103.2	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, IL	Baltimore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,472	$22,777	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,217	$15,780	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,268	$21,439	$22,499	3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,750	$17,354	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, IL	Baltimore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	15.9%	3.1%	412.9%
2015-2016	9.0%	-0.4%	12.5%	104.4%
2016-2017	38.0%	25.2%	57.9%	33.7%
2017-2018	38.1%	53.1%	19.0%	39.4%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-14.0%	-2.2%	775.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	90.5%	113.3%	18.2%

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