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4.7% higher in South Lake Tahoe, California
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	South Lake Tahoe, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.3	94.8	100	8.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	South Lake Tahoe, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	97.1	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	98.3	92.3	100	6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.8	89.2	100	9.0%
Pneumonia	96.9	90.1	100	7.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kalamazoo, MI	South Lake Tahoe, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$22,405	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,790	$14,828	$16,237	6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,107	$19,758	$22,499	9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,293	$15,153	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kalamazoo, MI	South Lake Tahoe, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	4.0%	3.1%	900.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	9.3%	57.9%	34.8%
2017-2018	37.1%	26.1%	19.0%	29.6%
2018-2019	0.5%	1.2%	-2.2%	140.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	45.0%	113.3%	11.4%

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