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Health
9.3% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Whitefish, Montana

Insurance cost

	Whitefish, MT	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105	115.7	100	10.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Whitefish, MT	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	95.7	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	94.4	96.2	100	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.7	101.4	100	19.7%
Pneumonia	90.8	100.6	100	10.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Whitefish, MT	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,073	$22,072	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,163	$15,450	$16,237	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,761	$22,453	$22,499	19.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,274	$16,913	$17,007	10.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Whitefish, MT	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	34.7%	11.1%	12.5%	68.0%
2016-2017	44.4%	28.2%	57.9%	36.5%
2017-2018	12.9%	34.7%	19.0%	169.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.2%	-2.2%	10.1%
Since 2014	121.7%	103.7%	113.3%	14.8%

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