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3.8% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Sun City, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Sun City, AZ	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	81.8	82.7	100	1.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sun City, AZ	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	95.7	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	109.4	89.3	100	18.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	100.2	100	4.4%
Pneumonia	108.6	86.7	100	20.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sun City, AZ	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,713	$22,082	$23,281	6.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,576	$14,349	$16,237	18.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,252	$22,178	$22,499	4.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,264	$14,573	$17,007	20.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sun City, AZ	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	0.4%	3.1%	113.3%
2015-2016	21.9%	2.0%	12.5%	90.9%
2016-2017	115.5%	6.9%	57.9%	94.0%
2017-2018	0.2%	37.1%	19.0%	18,450.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	0.5%	-2.2%	105.7%
Since 2014	133.2%	50.8%	113.3%	61.9%

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