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20.0% higher in Columbia Falls, Montana
than in Ely, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Ely, MN	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.7	105	100	64.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ely, MN	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	95.7	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	96.1	94.4	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	103	84.7	100	17.8%
Pneumonia	99.1	90.8	100	8.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ely, MN	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,758	$22,073	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,444	$15,163	$16,237	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,797	$18,761	$22,499	17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,672	$15,274	$17,007	8.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ely, MN	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	-5.5%	3.1%	113.0%
2015-2016	0.4%	34.7%	12.5%	8,575.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	44.4%	57.9%	24.1%
2017-2018	-6.6%	12.9%	19.0%	295.5%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	121.7%	113.3%	53.9%

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