Wausau, Wisconsin vs. Columbus, Mississippi

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Health
  5.2% lower in Columbus, Mississippi
than in Wausau, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Wausau, WIColumbus, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.791.9100  18.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wausau, WIColumbus, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.5105.9100  1.3%
Heart Failure97.5106.3100  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement88.2109.6100  24.3%
Pneumonia101.1105.7100  4.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wausau, WIColumbus, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,104$24,430$23,281  1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,659$17,077$16,237  9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,532$24,264$22,499  24.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,999$17,767$17,007  4.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wausau, WIColumbus, MSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%-19.6%3.1%  825.9%
2015-20164.2%-8.2%12.5%  295.2%
2016-201715.4%17.9%57.9%  16.2%
2017-201854.6%57.8%19.0%  5.9%
2018-2019-5.6%0.4%-2.2%  107.1%
Since 201480.2%37.8%113.3%  52.9%
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