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23.8% lower in Traverse City, Michigan
than in Penn Valley, California

Insurance cost

	Penn Valley, CA	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	123.6	78.5	100	36.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Penn Valley, CA	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	89.4	100	9.3%
Heart Failure	96.6	95.3	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.3	76.8	100	14.0%
Pneumonia	92.3	97.8	100	6.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Penn Valley, CA	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,758	$20,626	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,529	$15,311	$16,237	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,775	$17,004	$22,499	14.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,523	$16,442	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Penn Valley, CA	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	0.4%	3.1%	90.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	2.0%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	6.9%	57.9%	25.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	37.1%	19.0%	42.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	58.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	50.8%	113.3%	12.9%

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