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Health
3.5% higher in Silver Spring, Maryland
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.3	80.4	100	7.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	97.9	100	2.5%
Heart Failure	98.3	106.1	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.8	111.2	100	35.9%
Pneumonia	96.9	104.1	100	7.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$22,581	$23,281	2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,790	$17,050	$16,237	8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,107	$24,614	$22,499	35.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,293	$17,505	$17,007	7.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Silver Spring, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	15.9%	3.1%	3,875.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	-0.4%	12.5%	120.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	25.2%	57.9%	265.2%
2017-2018	37.1%	53.1%	19.0%	43.1%
2018-2019	0.5%	-14.0%	-2.2%	2,900.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	90.5%	113.3%	78.1%

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