Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania vs. Columbia, Maryland

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Health
  7.6% higher in Columbia, Maryland
than in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Pittsburgh, PAColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium63.980.4100  25.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Pittsburgh, PAColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.1108.4100  4.1%
Heart Failure110.499.5100  9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement106.4104100  2.3%
Pneumonia113.799.3100  12.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Pittsburgh, PAColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,010$25,017$23,281  4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,732$15,988$16,237  9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,548$23,023$22,499  2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,117$16,698$17,007  12.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Pittsburgh, PAColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%15.9%3.1%  1,035.3%
2015-201610.6%-0.4%12.5%  103.8%
2016-201752.3%25.2%57.9%  51.8%
2017-201845.2%53.1%19.0%  17.5%
2018-2019-15.8%-14.0%-2.2%  11.4%
Since 2014102.5%90.5%113.3%  11.7%
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