Columbia, Maryland vs. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Health
  6.7% higher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
than in Columbia, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Columbia, MDPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.489.3100  11.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, MDPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.4104.7100  3.4%
Heart Failure99.5106.5100  7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement104109.6100  5.4%
Pneumonia99.3110.3100  11.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, MDPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,017$24,166$23,281  3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,988$17,110$16,237  7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,023$24,254$22,499  5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,698$18,541$17,007  11.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, MDPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%-1.7%3.1%  110.7%
2015-2016-0.4%10.6%12.5%  2,750.0%
2016-201725.2%52.3%57.9%  107.5%
2017-201853.1%45.2%19.0%  14.9%
2018-2019-14.0%-15.8%-2.2%  12.9%
Since 201490.5%102.5%113.3%  13.3%
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