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Health
10.1% lower in Yakima, Washington
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Yakima, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	69.1	100	14.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Yakima, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	98.8	100	8.9%
Heart Failure	99.5	96	100	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	95.2	100	8.5%
Pneumonia	99.3	96.7	100	2.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Yakima, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$22,789	$23,281	8.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$15,430	$16,237	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$21,086	$22,499	8.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$16,261	$17,007	2.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Yakima, 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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