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Health
10.4% higher in Chester, Virginia
than in Westminster, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Westminster, MD	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	95.8	100	19.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Westminster, MD	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.5	96.8	100	10.8%
Heart Failure	105.3	107.4	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.1	99	100	17.7%
Pneumonia	95	105.3	100	10.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Westminster, MD	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,046	$22,340	$23,281	10.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,921	$17,264	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,610	$21,915	$22,499	17.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,971	$17,710	$17,007	10.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Westminster, MD	Chester, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	3.3%	3.1%	79.2%
2015-2016	-0.4%	3.9%	12.5%	1,075.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	10.3%	57.9%	59.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	66.1%	19.0%	24.5%
2018-2019	-14.0%	3.7%	-2.2%	126.4%
Since 2014	90.5%	104.0%	113.3%	14.9%

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