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33.1% lower in Brainerd, Minnesota
than in Montrose, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Montrose, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.1	61.4	100	53.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Montrose, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	91.6	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	87.1	98	100	12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.3	86.3	100	6.5%
Pneumonia	105.9	97.4	100	8.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Montrose, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,545	$21,136	$23,281	10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,998	$15,751	$16,237	12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,441	$19,105	$22,499	6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,804	$16,379	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Montrose, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	42.3%	3.1%	252.5%
2015-2016	-0.3%	0.4%	12.5%	233.3%
2016-2017	14.7%	58.5%	57.9%	298.0%
2017-2018	33.5%	-6.6%	19.0%	119.7%
2018-2019	3.8%	-15.3%	-2.2%	502.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	79.1%	113.3%	2.1%

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