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Health
13.9% higher in Kansas City, Missouri
than in Traverse City, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Traverse City, MI	Kansas City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	78.5	90	100	14.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Traverse City, MI	Kansas City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	95.2	100	6.5%
Heart Failure	95.3	97.2	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	76.8	101.7	100	32.4%
Pneumonia	97.8	102.7	100	5.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Traverse City, MI	Kansas City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,626	$21,972	$23,281	6.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$15,616	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,004	$22,506	$22,499	32.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,442	$17,272	$17,007	5.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Traverse City, MI	Kansas City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-1.0%	3.1%	350.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	10.6%	12.5%	430.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	18.5%	57.9%	168.1%
2017-2018	37.1%	42.2%	19.0%	13.7%
2018-2019	0.5%	-5.7%	-2.2%	1,240.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	73.9%	113.3%	45.5%

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