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Health
3.4% lower in Chester, Virginia
than in Houghton, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Houghton, MI	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.3	95.8	100	11.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Houghton, MI	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	96.8	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	90	107.4	100	19.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.9	99	100	0.9%
Pneumonia	89.9	105.3	100	17.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Houghton, MI	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,148	$22,340	$23,281	0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,457	$17,264	$16,237	19.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,121	$21,915	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,118	$17,710	$17,007	17.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Houghton, MI	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	3.3%	3.1%	725.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	3.9%	12.5%	95.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	10.3%	57.9%	49.3%
2017-2018	37.1%	66.1%	19.0%	78.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	3.7%	-2.2%	640.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	104.0%	113.3%	104.7%

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