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18.2% higher in Norfolk, Virginia
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Norfolk, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	113.8	100	41.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Norfolk, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	96.6	100	10.9%
Heart Failure	99.5	100.6	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	115.3	100	10.9%
Pneumonia	99.3	101.2	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Norfolk, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$22,300	$23,281	10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$16,159	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$25,527	$22,499	10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$17,025	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Norfolk, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	3.3%	3.1%	79.2%
2015-2016	-0.4%	3.9%	12.5%	1,075.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	10.3%	57.9%	59.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	66.1%	19.0%	24.5%
2018-2019	-14.0%	3.7%	-2.2%	126.4%
Since 2014	90.5%	104.0%	113.3%	14.9%

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