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11.7% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Lawrence, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Lawrence, KS	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104.2	82.7	100	20.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lawrence, KS	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.4	95.7	100	1.4%
Heart Failure	101.1	89.3	100	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	95	100.2	100	5.5%
Pneumonia	99.2	86.7	100	12.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lawrence, KS	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,777	$22,082	$23,281	1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,250	$14,349	$16,237	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,042	$22,178	$22,499	5.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,682	$14,573	$17,007	12.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lawrence, KS	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	0.4%	3.1%	108.7%
2015-2016	15.8%	2.0%	12.5%	87.3%
2016-2017	42.4%	6.9%	57.9%	83.7%
2017-2018	37.8%	37.1%	19.0%	1.9%
2018-2019	6.6%	0.5%	-2.2%	92.4%
Since 2014	131.0%	50.8%	113.3%	61.2%

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