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20.6% higher in Flagstaff, Arizona
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Flagstaff, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	131.9	100	64.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Flagstaff, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	100.4	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	99.5	91.6	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	82.3	100	20.9%
Pneumonia	99.3	85.8	100	13.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Flagstaff, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$23,174	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$14,718	$16,237	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$18,223	$22,499	20.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$14,422	$17,007	13.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Flagstaff, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-3.0%	3.1%	118.9%
2015-2016	-0.4%	21.9%	12.5%	5,575.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	115.5%	57.9%	358.3%
2017-2018	53.1%	0.2%	19.0%	99.6%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-8.7%	-2.2%	37.9%
Since 2014	90.5%	133.2%	113.3%	47.2%

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