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12.4% lower in Chelan, Washington
than in Columbia Falls, Montana

Insurance cost

	Columbia Falls, MT	Chelan, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105	76.2	100	27.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia Falls, MT	Chelan, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	96	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	94.4	100.9	100	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.7	84.1	100	0.7%
Pneumonia	90.8	110.8	100	22.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia Falls, MT	Chelan, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,073	$22,156	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,163	$16,209	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,761	$18,629	$22,499	0.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,274	$18,633	$17,007	22.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia Falls, MT	Chelan, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	-17.9%	3.1%	225.5%
2015-2016	34.7%	5.6%	12.5%	83.9%
2016-2017	44.4%	-1.6%	57.9%	103.6%
2017-2018	12.9%	38.3%	19.0%	196.9%
2018-2019	6.9%	13.4%	-2.2%	94.2%
Since 2014	121.7%	33.7%	113.3%	72.3%

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