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11.5% higher in Ashland, Wisconsin
than in Fort Washington, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Fort Washington, MD	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	115	100	43.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Washington, MD	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.2	90.8	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	96.9	92.1	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.9	98.7	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	100.3	83.4	100	16.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Washington, MD	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,350	$20,958	$23,281	10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,571	$14,805	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,888	$21,849	$22,499	15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,869	$14,027	$17,007	16.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Washington, MD	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	2.7%	3.1%	83.0%
2015-2016	-0.4%	4.2%	12.5%	1,150.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	15.4%	57.9%	38.9%
2017-2018	53.1%	54.6%	19.0%	2.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-5.6%	-2.2%	60.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	80.2%	113.3%	11.4%

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