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15.3% higher in Shippensburg borough, Pennsylvania
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Shippensburg borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	108.8	100	35.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Shippensburg borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	102.7	100	5.3%
Heart Failure	99.5	113.2	100	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	96.5	100	7.2%
Pneumonia	99.3	111.6	100	12.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Shippensburg borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$23,699	$23,281	5.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$18,182	$16,237	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$21,364	$22,499	7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$18,761	$17,007	12.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Shippensburg borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-1.7%	3.1%	110.7%
2015-2016	-0.4%	10.6%	12.5%	2,750.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	52.3%	57.9%	107.5%
2017-2018	53.1%	45.2%	19.0%	14.9%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-15.8%	-2.2%	12.9%
Since 2014	90.5%	102.5%	113.3%	13.3%

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