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31.6% higher in Columbus, North Carolina
than in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Pittsfield, MA	Columbus, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	131.5	100	99.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pittsfield, MA	Columbus, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.7	97.7	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	102.4	97.6	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	119	100.4	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	103.5	101.5	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pittsfield, MA	Columbus, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,612	$22,535	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,447	$15,680	$16,237	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,337	$22,220	$22,499	15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,398	$17,073	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pittsfield, MA	Columbus, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	6.0%	3.1%	330.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	23.1%	12.5%	1,640.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	39.6%	57.9%	1,566.7%
2017-2018	26.4%	15.5%	19.0%	41.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.4%	-2.2%	127.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	107.4%	113.3%	349.4%

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