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Health
9.9% lower in Spokane, Washington
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Spokane, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	67.9	100	15.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Spokane, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	93.1	100	14.1%
Heart Failure	99.5	98.3	100	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	101.5	100	2.4%
Pneumonia	99.3	102	100	2.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Spokane, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$21,476	$23,281	14.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$15,798	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$22,468	$22,499	2.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$17,157	$17,007	2.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Spokane, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-17.9%	3.1%	212.6%
2015-2016	-0.4%	5.6%	12.5%	1,500.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	-1.6%	57.9%	106.3%
2017-2018	53.1%	38.3%	19.0%	27.9%
2018-2019	-14.0%	13.4%	-2.2%	195.7%
Since 2014	90.5%	33.7%	113.3%	62.8%

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