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7.0% lower in Elk Rapids, Michigan
than in Phoenix, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Phoenix, AZ	Elk Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	81.8	78.5	100	4.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Phoenix, AZ	Elk Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	94.8	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	109.4	94.1	100	14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	90.5	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	108.6	92.6	100	14.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Phoenix, AZ	Elk Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,713	$21,877	$23,281	7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,576	$15,124	$16,237	14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,252	$20,029	$22,499	5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,264	$15,566	$17,007	14.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Phoenix, AZ	Elk Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	0.4%	3.1%	113.3%
2015-2016	21.9%	2.0%	12.5%	90.9%
2016-2017	115.5%	6.9%	57.9%	94.0%
2017-2018	0.2%	37.1%	19.0%	18,450.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	0.5%	-2.2%	105.7%
Since 2014	133.2%	50.8%	113.3%	61.9%

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