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11.2% lower in Lake Elmo, Minnesota
than in Portland, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Portland, OR	Lake Elmo, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.1	57.6	100	27.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, OR	Lake Elmo, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	102.2	100	8.6%
Heart Failure	98.6	97.4	100	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.1	86.8	100	1.5%
Pneumonia	93	95.1	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, OR	Lake Elmo, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,719	$23,583	$23,281	8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,841	$15,650	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,512	$19,212	$22,499	1.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,643	$15,988	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, OR	Lake Elmo, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	42.3%	3.1%	1,410.7%
2015-2016	22.9%	0.4%	12.5%	98.3%
2016-2017	27.0%	58.5%	57.9%	116.7%
2017-2018	19.0%	-6.6%	19.0%	134.7%
2018-2019	7.0%	-15.3%	-2.2%	318.6%
Since 2014	104.1%	79.1%	113.3%	24.0%

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