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3.8% lower in Topeka, Kansas
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	104.2	100	9.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	106.8	100	11.6%
Heart Failure	96.2	108	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	90.6	100	10.7%
Pneumonia	100.6	108.2	100	7.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$24,653	$23,281	11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$17,357	$16,237	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$20,066	$22,499	10.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$18,197	$17,007	7.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-4.6%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	15.8%	12.5%	42.3%
2016-2017	28.2%	42.4%	57.9%	50.4%
2017-2018	34.7%	37.8%	19.0%	8.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	6.6%	-2.2%	6.5%
Since 2014	103.7%	131.0%	113.3%	26.3%

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