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Health
3.9% higher in Birch Bay, Washington
than in Golden, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Golden, CO	Birch Bay, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.3	99.2	100	17.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Golden, CO	Birch Bay, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.9	95.2	100	6.6%
Heart Failure	103.5	97	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	85.3	100	9.4%
Pneumonia	102.9	94.4	100	8.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Golden, CO	Birch Bay, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,524	$21,967	$23,281	6.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,632	$15,584	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,849	$18,887	$22,499	9.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,297	$15,882	$17,007	8.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Golden, CO	Birch Bay, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	249.2%
2015-2016	-0.3%	5.6%	12.5%	1,966.7%
2016-2017	14.7%	-1.6%	57.9%	110.9%
2017-2018	33.5%	38.3%	19.0%	14.3%
2018-2019	3.8%	13.4%	-2.2%	252.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	33.7%	113.3%	56.5%

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