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31.5% higher in Helena, Montana
than in Forest Lake, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Forest Lake, MN	Helena, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57.6	110.6	100	92.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Forest Lake, MN	Helena, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	88.8	100	13.1%
Heart Failure	97.4	93	100	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.8	88.4	100	1.8%
Pneumonia	95.1	92.4	100	2.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Forest Lake, MN	Helena, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,583	$20,495	$23,281	13.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,650	$14,947	$16,237	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,212	$19,564	$22,499	1.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,988	$15,538	$17,007	2.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Forest Lake, MN	Helena, 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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