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20.4% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Eau Claire, WI	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	123.2	82.7	100	32.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Eau Claire, WI	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	95.7	100	2.4%
Heart Failure	100.5	89.3	100	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.2	100.2	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	104	86.7	100	16.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Eau Claire, WI	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$22,082	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,143	$14,349	$16,237	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,963	$22,178	$22,499	1.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$14,573	$17,007	16.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Eau Claire, WI	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	0.4%	3.1%	85.2%
2015-2016	4.2%	2.0%	12.5%	52.4%
2016-2017	15.4%	6.9%	57.9%	55.2%
2017-2018	54.6%	37.1%	19.0%	32.1%
2018-2019	-5.6%	0.5%	-2.2%	108.9%
Since 2014	80.2%	50.8%	113.3%	36.7%

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