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19.2% lower in Lake Shore, Maryland
than in St. Joseph, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Lake Shore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	120.2	80.4	100	33.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Lake Shore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.9	96.7	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	90.9	96	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.2	93.1	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	95.9	93.6	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Joseph, MO	Lake Shore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,823	$22,319	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,610	$15,419	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,510	$20,608	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,130	$15,735	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Joseph, MO	Lake Shore, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	15.9%	3.1%	1,690.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.8%
2016-2017	18.5%	25.2%	57.9%	36.2%
2017-2018	42.2%	53.1%	19.0%	25.8%
2018-2019	-5.7%	-14.0%	-2.2%	145.6%
Since 2014	73.9%	90.5%	113.3%	22.5%

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