St. Louis, Missouri vs. Mercer Island, Washington

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Health
  3.9% lower in Mercer Island, Washington
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOMercer Island, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.872.9100  9.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOMercer Island, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.898.6100  0.2%
Heart Failure10798.3100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement84.794.2100  11.2%
Pneumonia106.1101.6100  4.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOMercer Island, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$22,748$23,281  0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$15,802$16,237  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$20,849$22,499  11.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$17,076$17,007  4.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOMercer Island, WAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%-17.9%3.1%  1,690.0%
2015-201610.6%5.6%12.5%  47.2%
2016-201718.5%-1.6%57.9%  108.6%
2017-201842.2%38.3%19.0%  9.2%
2018-2019-5.7%13.4%-2.2%  335.1%
Since 201473.9%33.7%113.3%  54.4%
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