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11.4% lower in Columbus, Georgia
than in Reading, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Reading, PA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.6	85.4	100	25.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, PA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	101	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	101.1	99	100	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	101.4	100	5.1%
Pneumonia	100.4	111	100	10.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, PA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,911	$23,310	$23,281	6.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,247	$15,908	$16,237	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,368	$22,440	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,879	$18,667	$17,007	10.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, PA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-6.9%	3.1%	305.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	5.9%	12.5%	44.3%
2016-2017	52.3%	17.1%	57.9%	67.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	43.8%	19.0%	3.1%
2018-2019	-15.8%	0.8%	-2.2%	105.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	67.4%	113.3%	34.2%

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