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Health
17.3% higher in La Crosse, Wisconsin
than in Portage, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Portage, MI	La Crosse, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.3	111.7	100	27.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portage, MI	La Crosse, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	98.7	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	98.3	96.4	100	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.8	99.7	100	21.9%
Pneumonia	96.9	97.1	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portage, MI	La Crosse, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$22,781	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,790	$15,482	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,107	$22,064	$22,499	21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,293	$16,335	$17,007	0.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portage, MI	La Crosse, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	2.7%	3.1%	575.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	4.2%	12.5%	110.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	15.4%	57.9%	123.2%
2017-2018	37.1%	54.6%	19.0%	47.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	-5.6%	-2.2%	1,220.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	80.2%	113.3%	57.9%

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