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16.2% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Elkridge, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Elkridge, MD	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	115.7	100	43.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Elkridge, MD	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	95.7	100	11.7%
Heart Failure	99.5	96.2	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	101.4	100	2.5%
Pneumonia	99.3	100.6	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Elkridge, MD	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$22,072	$23,281	11.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$15,450	$16,237	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$22,453	$22,499	2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$16,913	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Elkridge, MD	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-0.4%	11.1%	12.5%	2,875.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	28.2%	57.9%	11.9%
2017-2018	53.1%	34.7%	19.0%	34.7%
2018-2019	-14.0%	6.2%	-2.2%	144.3%
Since 2014	90.5%	103.7%	113.3%	14.6%

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