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Health
3.9% higher in Columbia, Maryland
than in Summit, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Summit, NJ	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	80.4	100	20.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Summit, NJ	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	115.7	108.4	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	119.2	99.5	100	16.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	104	100	12.6%
Pneumonia	127.8	99.3	100	22.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Summit, NJ	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,690	$25,017	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,158	$15,988	$16,237	16.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,467	$23,023	$22,499	12.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$21,491	$16,698	$17,007	22.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Summit, NJ	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	15.9%	3.1%	822.7%
2015-2016	5.1%	-0.4%	12.5%	107.8%
2016-2017	4.8%	25.2%	57.9%	425.0%
2017-2018	18.7%	53.1%	19.0%	184.0%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-14.0%	-2.2%	5.4%
Since 2014	9.0%	90.5%	113.3%	905.6%

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