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3.8% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	82.7	100	2.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	95.7	100	11.7%
Heart Failure	99.5	89.3	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	100.2	100	3.7%
Pneumonia	99.3	86.7	100	12.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$22,082	$23,281	11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$14,349	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$22,178	$22,499	3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$14,573	$17,007	12.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	0.4%	3.1%	97.5%
2015-2016	-0.4%	2.0%	12.5%	600.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	6.9%	57.9%	72.6%
2017-2018	53.1%	37.1%	19.0%	30.1%
2018-2019	-14.0%	0.5%	-2.2%	103.6%
Since 2014	90.5%	50.8%	113.3%	43.9%

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