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8.7% higher in New Buffalo, Michigan
than in West Lafayette, Indiana

Insurance cost

	West Lafayette, IN	New Buffalo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66	88.7	100	34.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Lafayette, IN	New Buffalo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	92.9	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	101.9	92.4	100	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.6	93.2	100	11.7%
Pneumonia	104.8	96.7	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Lafayette, IN	New Buffalo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,073	$21,439	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,378	$14,849	$16,237	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,382	$20,634	$22,499	11.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,628	$16,263	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Lafayette, IN	New Buffalo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	0.4%	3.1%	126.7%
2015-2016	-12.7%	2.0%	12.5%	115.7%
2016-2017	-1.4%	6.9%	57.9%	592.9%
2017-2018	21.9%	37.1%	19.0%	69.4%
2018-2019	0.0%	0.5%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	50.8%	113.3%	1,394.1%

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