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6.1% higher in Paterson, New Jersey
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Paterson, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.3	69.3	100	20.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Paterson, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	109.1	100	14.2%
Heart Failure	98.3	119.7	100	21.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.8	132.2	100	61.6%
Pneumonia	96.9	121.6	100	25.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Paterson, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$25,177	$23,281	14.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,790	$19,232	$16,237	21.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,107	$29,274	$22,499	61.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,293	$20,455	$17,007	25.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Paterson, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-2.2%	3.1%	650.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	5.1%	12.5%	155.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	4.8%	57.9%	30.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	18.7%	19.0%	49.6%
2018-2019	0.5%	-14.8%	-2.2%	3,060.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	9.0%	113.3%	82.3%

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