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COLUMBIA vs. CHAPEL_HILL
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Columbia, Maryland vs. Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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6.5% higher in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	92.3	100	14.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	92	100	15.1%
Heart Failure	99.5	102.9	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	118.4	100	13.8%
Pneumonia	99.3	101.2	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$21,218	$23,281	15.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$16,542	$16,237	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$26,216	$22,499	13.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$17,010	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	6.0%	3.1%	62.3%
2015-2016	-0.4%	23.1%	12.5%	5,875.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	39.6%	57.9%	57.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	15.5%	19.0%	70.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	107.4%	113.3%	18.7%

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