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8.8% lower in Kalamazoo, Michigan
than in West Palm Beach, Florida

Insurance cost

	West Palm Beach, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.8	87.3	100	0.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Palm Beach, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.4	95.5	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	113.3	98.3	100	13.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.9	81.8	100	27.5%
Pneumonia	104.5	96.9	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Palm Beach, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,541	$22,044	$23,281	10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,210	$15,790	$16,237	13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,003	$18,107	$22,499	27.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,565	$16,293	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Palm Beach, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.4%	3.1%	93.3%
2015-2016	1.8%	2.0%	12.5%	11.1%
2016-2017	15.3%	6.9%	57.9%	54.9%
2017-2018	40.8%	37.1%	19.0%	9.1%
2018-2019	2.4%	0.5%	-2.2%	79.2%
Since 2014	79.3%	50.8%	113.3%	35.9%

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