Lakewood, Colorado vs. Buffalo, Minnesota

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Health
  13.8% lower in Buffalo, Minnesota
than in Lakewood, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Lakewood, COBuffalo, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium84.357.6100  31.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lakewood, COBuffalo, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.999.5100  2.4%
Heart Failure103.5101100  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement94.2110.2100  17.0%
Pneumonia102.985100  17.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lakewood, COBuffalo, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,524$22,959$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,632$16,236$16,237  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,849$24,396$22,499  17.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,297$14,296$17,007  17.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lakewood, COBuffalo, MNU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%42.3%3.1%  252.5%
2015-2016-0.3%0.4%12.5%  233.3%
2016-201714.7%58.5%57.9%  298.0%
2017-201833.5%-6.6%19.0%  119.7%
2018-20193.8%-15.3%-2.2%  502.6%
Since 201477.5%79.1%113.3%  2.1%
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