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27.9% lower in Billings, Montana
than in Columbus, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Columbus, NE	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	169.7	100.2	100	41.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbus, NE	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	97.9	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	99.7	95.4	100	4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	86.7	100	14.8%
Pneumonia	92.2	94.2	100	2.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbus, NE	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,607	$22,597	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,019	$15,327	$16,237	4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,528	$19,187	$22,499	14.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,500	$15,834	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbus, NE	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	-5.5%	3.1%	129.1%
2015-2016	12.2%	34.7%	12.5%	184.4%
2016-2017	52.7%	44.4%	57.9%	15.7%
2017-2018	51.3%	12.9%	19.0%	74.9%
2018-2019	9.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	25.8%
Since 2014	236.5%	121.7%	113.3%	48.5%

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