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24.2% lower in Kalamazoo, Michigan
than in Franklin, Maine

Insurance cost

	Franklin, ME	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137.6	87.3	100	36.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Franklin, ME	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.5	95.5	100	7.9%
Heart Failure	104.7	98.3	100	6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.5	81.8	100	21.0%
Pneumonia	103.4	96.9	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Franklin, ME	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,430	$22,044	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,818	$15,790	$16,237	6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,921	$18,107	$22,499	21.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,379	$16,293	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Franklin, ME	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	0.4%	3.1%	133.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	2.0%	12.5%	54.5%
2016-2017	14.9%	6.9%	57.9%	53.7%
2017-2018	52.7%	37.1%	19.0%	29.6%
2018-2019	-7.5%	0.5%	-2.2%	106.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	50.8%	113.3%	24.6%

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