Fairfax, Virginia vs. Bethesda, Maryland

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Health
  7.3% lower in Bethesda, Maryland
than in Fairfax, Virginia
   Insurance cost
Fairfax, VABethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.280.4100  19.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairfax, VABethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.297.9100  4.2%
Heart Failure101.6106.1100  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement94.3111.2100  17.9%
Pneumonia102.9104.1100  1.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairfax, VABethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,574$22,581$23,281  4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,331$17,050$16,237  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,886$24,614$22,499  17.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,302$17,505$17,007  1.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairfax, VABethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.3%15.9%3.1%  381.8%
2015-20163.9%-0.4%12.5%  110.3%
2016-201710.3%25.2%57.9%  144.7%
2017-201866.1%53.1%19.0%  19.7%
2018-20193.7%-14.0%-2.2%  478.4%
Since 2014104.0%90.5%113.3%  13.0%
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