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8.0% higher in Athens, Georgia
than in Lakewood, Ohio

Insurance cost

	Lakewood, OH	Athens, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.8	82.9	100	32.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lakewood, OH	Athens, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	89	100	12.0%
Heart Failure	102.5	94.1	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.7	100.6	100	2.0%
Pneumonia	102.1	97.3	100	4.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lakewood, OH	Athens, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,327	$20,530	$23,281	12.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,474	$15,113	$16,237	8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,729	$22,270	$22,499	2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,168	$16,359	$17,007	4.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lakewood, OH	Athens, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	-6.9%	3.1%	463.2%
2015-2016	-0.4%	5.9%	12.5%	1,575.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	17.1%	57.9%	677.3%
2017-2018	35.4%	43.8%	19.0%	23.7%
2018-2019	2.4%	0.8%	-2.2%	66.7%
Since 2014	43.9%	67.4%	113.3%	53.5%

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