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10.2% higher in Sugar Land, Texas
than in Traverse City, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Traverse City, MI	Sugar Land, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	78.5	75.4	100	3.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Traverse City, MI	Sugar Land, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	108.1	100	20.9%
Heart Failure	95.3	108.9	100	14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	76.8	100.2	100	30.5%
Pneumonia	97.8	119.8	100	22.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Traverse City, MI	Sugar Land, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,626	$24,934	$23,281	20.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$17,502	$16,237	14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,004	$22,178	$22,499	30.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,442	$20,140	$17,007	22.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Traverse City, MI	Sugar Land, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	3.2%	3.1%	700.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	5.1%	12.5%	155.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	19.0%	57.9%	175.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	35.6%	19.0%	4.0%
2018-2019	0.5%	2.3%	-2.2%	360.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	79.0%	113.3%	55.5%

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