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25.5% higher in Charles Town, West Virginia
than in Madison, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Madison, WI	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.5	117.1	100	59.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Madison, WI	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.8	98.8	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	95.5	101.5	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	104	100	2.6%
Pneumonia	100.8	90.3	100	10.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Madison, WI	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,561	$22,789	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,352	$16,306	$16,237	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,446	$23,021	$22,499	2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,942	$15,183	$17,007	10.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Madison, WI	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	2.8%	3.1%	3.7%
2015-2016	4.2%	24.2%	12.5%	476.2%
2016-2017	15.4%	31.5%	57.9%	104.5%
2017-2018	54.6%	15.5%	19.0%	71.6%
2018-2019	-5.6%	9.4%	-2.2%	267.9%
Since 2014	80.2%	112.1%	113.3%	39.8%

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