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12.3% higher in Missoula, Montana
than in Shields, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Shields, MI	Missoula, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77.4	100.2	100	29.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shields, MI	Missoula, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	105.1	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	102.1	101.9	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.5	85.1	100	9.0%
Pneumonia	106.8	101	100	5.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shields, MI	Missoula, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,389	$24,254	$23,281	8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,404	$16,370	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,706	$18,833	$22,499	9.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,952	$16,988	$17,007	5.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shields, MI	Missoula, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-5.5%	3.1%	1,475.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	34.7%	12.5%	1,635.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	44.4%	57.9%	543.5%
2017-2018	37.1%	12.9%	19.0%	65.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,280.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	121.7%	113.3%	139.6%

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