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20.8% lower in Lake Stevens, Washington
than in State College, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	State College, PA	Lake Stevens, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	73.9	100	34.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	State College, PA	Lake Stevens, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.4	91.9	100	3.7%
Heart Failure	104.7	98.9	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.7	92.1	100	3.8%
Pneumonia	111.6	99.6	100	10.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	State College, PA	Lake Stevens, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,014	$21,203	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,821	$15,892	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,177	$20,385	$22,499	3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,767	$16,751	$17,007	10.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	State College, PA	Lake Stevens, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-17.9%	3.1%	952.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	5.6%	12.5%	47.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	103.1%
2017-2018	45.2%	38.3%	19.0%	15.3%
2018-2019	-15.8%	13.4%	-2.2%	184.8%
Since 2014	102.5%	33.7%	113.3%	67.1%

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