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0.5% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Shelton, Washington

Insurance cost

	Shelton, WA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	95.8	99.2	100	3.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shelton, WA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	95.2	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	100.1	97	100	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.3	85.3	100	11.4%
Pneumonia	88.5	94.4	100	6.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shelton, WA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,761	$21,967	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,078	$15,584	$16,237	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,314	$18,887	$22,499	11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,875	$15,882	$17,007	6.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shelton, WA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	-17.9%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	5.6%	5.6%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	-1.6%	-1.6%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	38.3%	38.3%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	13.4%	13.4%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	33.7%	33.7%	113.3%	0.0%

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