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27.0% higher in Columbus, Nebraska
than in Sterling, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Sterling, CO	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	169.7	100	49.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sterling, CO	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.2	98	100	3.2%
Heart Failure	91.1	99.7	100	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.7	101.8	100	4.6%
Pneumonia	81.4	92.2	100	13.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sterling, CO	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,359	$22,607	$23,281	3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,631	$16,019	$16,237	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,614	$22,528	$22,499	4.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,680	$15,500	$17,007	13.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sterling, CO	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	18.9%	3.1%	57.5%
2015-2016	-0.3%	12.2%	12.5%	4,166.7%
2016-2017	14.7%	52.7%	57.9%	258.5%
2017-2018	33.5%	51.3%	19.0%	53.1%
2018-2019	3.8%	9.3%	-2.2%	144.7%
Since 2014	77.5%	236.5%	113.3%	205.2%

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