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4.7% higher in Augusta, Maine
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Augusta, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	97.7	100	21.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Augusta, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	99.3	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	99.5	95.8	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	90.6	100	12.9%
Pneumonia	99.3	95.6	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Augusta, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$22,919	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$15,388	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$20,056	$22,499	12.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$16,068	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Augusta, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-1.2%	3.1%	107.5%
2015-2016	-0.4%	4.4%	12.5%	1,200.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	14.9%	57.9%	40.9%
2017-2018	53.1%	52.7%	19.0%	0.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-7.5%	-2.2%	46.4%
Since 2014	90.5%	67.4%	113.3%	25.5%

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