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23.3% lower in Sterling Heights, Michigan
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	62.4	100	46.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	97.6	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	96.2	111	100	15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	97	100	4.3%
Pneumonia	100.6	110.9	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$22,531	$23,281	2.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$17,829	$16,237	15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$21,467	$22,499	4.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$18,655	$17,007	10.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Sterling Heights, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	0.4%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	2.0%	12.5%	82.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	6.9%	57.9%	75.5%
2017-2018	34.7%	37.1%	19.0%	6.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	91.9%
Since 2014	103.7%	50.8%	113.3%	51.0%

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