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33.3% higher in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
than in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Grand Rapids, MI	Swarthmore, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72	117.9	100	63.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Grand Rapids, MI	Swarthmore, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.6	104.1	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	99	108.9	100	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.4	100.4	100	11.1%
Pneumonia	99.8	108.6	100	8.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Grand Rapids, MI	Swarthmore, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,840	$24,018	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,913	$17,497	$16,237	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,015	$22,234	$22,499	11.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,784	$18,254	$17,007	8.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Grand Rapids, MI	Swarthmore, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-1.7%	3.1%	525.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	10.6%	12.5%	430.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	52.3%	57.9%	658.0%
2017-2018	37.1%	45.2%	19.0%	21.8%
2018-2019	0.5%	-15.8%	-2.2%	3,260.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	102.5%	113.3%	101.8%

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