Columbia, Maryland vs. Cary, North Carolina

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Health
  1.1% higher in Cary, North Carolina
than in Columbia, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Columbia, MDCary, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.490.2100  12.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, MDCary, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.495.9100  11.5%
Heart Failure99.596.2100  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement10495.8100  7.9%
Pneumonia99.397.8100  1.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, MDCary, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,017$22,134$23,281  11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,988$15,457$16,237  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,023$21,203$22,499  7.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,698$16,453$17,007  1.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, MDCary, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%6.0%3.1%  62.3%
2015-2016-0.4%23.1%12.5%  5,875.0%
2016-201725.2%39.6%57.9%  57.1%
2017-201853.1%15.5%19.0%  70.8%
2018-2019-14.0%-1.4%-2.2%  90.0%
Since 201490.5%107.4%113.3%  18.7%
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