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Health
23.9% higher in Smith Island, Maryland
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	Smith Island, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	133	100	65.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	Smith Island, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	104.5	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	99.5	88.4	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	94.6	100	9.0%
Pneumonia	99.3	85.6	100	13.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	Smith Island, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$24,111	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$14,211	$16,237	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$20,940	$22,499	9.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$14,395	$17,007	13.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	Smith Island, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	15.9%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	-0.4%	-0.4%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	25.2%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	53.1%	53.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-14.0%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	90.5%	113.3%	0.0%

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