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Health
9.4% lower in Bend, Oregon
than in Helena, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Helena, AL	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	92.7	100	8.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Helena, AL	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	96.2	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	103.7	96.6	100	6.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.2	83.1	100	21.0%
Pneumonia	101.8	91.5	100	10.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Helena, AL	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,668	$22,195	$23,281	2.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,658	$15,515	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,283	$18,404	$22,499	21.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,115	$15,382	$17,007	10.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Helena, AL	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	2.8%	3.1%	9.7%
2015-2016	12.5%	22.9%	12.5%	83.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	27.0%	57.9%	53.4%
2017-2018	19.0%	19.0%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-2.2%	7.0%	-2.2%	418.2%
Since 2014	113.3%	104.1%	113.3%	8.1%

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