Fairfax, Virginia vs. Boulder, Colorado

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Health
  5.7% lower in Boulder, Colorado
than in Fairfax, Virginia
   Insurance cost
Fairfax, VABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.289.4100  10.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairfax, VABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.2103100  0.8%
Heart Failure101.6105100  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement94.392.4100  2.0%
Pneumonia102.997.6100  5.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairfax, VABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,574$23,766$23,281  0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,331$16,867$16,237  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,886$20,456$22,499  2.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,302$16,404$17,007  5.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairfax, VABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.3%12.0%3.1%  263.6%
2015-20163.9%-0.3%12.5%  107.7%
2016-201710.3%14.7%57.9%  42.7%
2017-201866.1%33.5%19.0%  49.3%
2018-20193.7%3.8%-2.2%  2.7%
Since 2014104.0%77.5%113.3%  25.5%
   Health Insurance Premiums
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