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Health
13.3% higher in Bellingham, Washington
than in Providence, Rhode Island

Insurance cost

	Providence, RI	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	64.5	99.2	100	53.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Providence, RI	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100	95.2	100	4.8%
Heart Failure	103.6	97	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.5	85.3	100	22.1%
Pneumonia	102.6	94.4	100	8.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Providence, RI	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,079	$21,967	$23,281	4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,649	$15,584	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,250	$18,887	$22,499	22.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,256	$15,882	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Providence, RI	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-10.2%	-17.9%	3.1%	75.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	-0.8%	-1.6%	57.9%	100.0%
2017-2018	19.2%	38.3%	19.0%	99.5%
2018-2019	8.0%	13.4%	-2.2%	67.5%
Since 2014	14.7%	33.7%	113.3%	129.3%

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