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Fairfax, Virginia vs. Bethesda, Maryland

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7.3% lower in Bethesda, Maryland
than in Fairfax, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Fairfax, VA	Bethesda, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.2	80.4	100	19.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfax, VA	Bethesda, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	97.9	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	101.6	106.1	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.3	111.2	100	17.9%
Pneumonia	102.9	104.1	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfax, VA	Bethesda, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
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, VA	Bethesda, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	15.9%	3.1%	381.8%
2015-2016	3.9%	-0.4%	12.5%	110.3%
2016-2017	10.3%	25.2%	57.9%	144.7%
2017-2018	66.1%	53.1%	19.0%	19.7%
2018-2019	3.7%	-14.0%	-2.2%	478.4%
Since 2014	104.0%	90.5%	113.3%	13.0%

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