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0.5% higher in Bellingham, Washington
than in Sandpoint, Idaho

Insurance cost

	Sandpoint, ID	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.5	99.2	100	6.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sandpoint, ID	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	95.2	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	102.7	97	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.7	85.3	100	9.9%
Pneumonia	95.7	94.4	100	1.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sandpoint, ID	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,156	$21,967	$23,281	0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,503	$15,584	$16,237	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,961	$18,887	$22,499	9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,090	$15,882	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sandpoint, ID	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	19.6%	-17.9%	3.1%	191.3%
2015-2016	1.1%	5.6%	12.5%	409.1%
2016-2017	25.0%	-1.6%	57.9%	106.4%
2017-2018	34.6%	38.3%	19.0%	10.7%
2018-2019	4.2%	13.4%	-2.2%	219.0%
Since 2014	111.9%	33.7%	113.3%	69.9%

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