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0.9% lower in Columbia, Maryland
than in West Laurel, Maryland

Insurance cost

	West Laurel, MD	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	80.4	100	0.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Laurel, MD	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.2	108.4	100	7.1%
Heart Failure	96.9	99.5	100	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.9	104	100	11.0%
Pneumonia	100.3	99.3	100	1.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Laurel, MD	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,350	$25,017	$23,281	7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,571	$15,988	$16,237	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,888	$23,023	$22,499	11.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,869	$16,698	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Laurel, MD	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	15.9%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	-0.4%	-0.4%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	25.2%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	53.1%	53.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-14.0%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	90.5%	113.3%	0.0%

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