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11.0% lower in Sterling Heights, Michigan
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	62.4	100	22.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	97.6	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	99.5	111	100	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	97	100	6.7%
Pneumonia	99.3	110.9	100	11.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$22,531	$23,281	9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$17,829	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$21,467	$22,499	6.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$18,655	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Sterling Heights, 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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