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8.5% lower in Columbia Falls, Montana
than in Ocean Shores, Washington

Insurance cost

	Ocean Shores, WA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	105	100	7.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ocean Shores, WA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.1	95.7	100	8.1%
Heart Failure	106	94.4	100	10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	84.7	100	15.0%
Pneumonia	91.7	90.8	100	1.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ocean Shores, WA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,033	$22,073	$23,281	8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,033	$15,163	$16,237	11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,080	$18,761	$22,499	15.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,417	$15,274	$17,007	0.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ocean Shores, WA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	-5.5%	3.1%	69.3%
2015-2016	5.6%	34.7%	12.5%	519.6%
2016-2017	-1.6%	44.4%	57.9%	2,875.0%
2017-2018	38.3%	12.9%	19.0%	66.3%
2018-2019	13.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	48.5%
Since 2014	33.7%	121.7%	113.3%	261.1%

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