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5.8% lower in Billings, Montana
than in Columbia, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Columbia, IL	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.3	100.2	100	3.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, IL	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	97.9	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	102.3	95.4	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.5	86.7	100	13.7%
Pneumonia	101.3	94.2	100	7.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, IL	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,597	$23,281	5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,436	$15,327	$16,237	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,259	$19,187	$22,499	13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,040	$15,834	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, IL	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-5.5%	3.1%	277.4%
2015-2016	9.0%	34.7%	12.5%	285.6%
2016-2017	38.0%	44.4%	57.9%	16.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	12.9%	19.0%	66.1%
2018-2019	-1.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	531.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	121.7%	113.3%	10.0%

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