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16.2% higher in Columbia, Missouri
than in Worcester, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Worcester, MA	Columbia, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	99.6	100	51.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Worcester, MA	Columbia, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.8	106.9	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	106.1	102.2	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.1	95	100	16.7%
Pneumonia	102	103.7	100	1.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Worcester, MA	Columbia, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,950	$24,673	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,055	$16,421	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,254	$21,027	$22,499	16.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$17,444	$17,007	1.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Worcester, MA	Columbia, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	-1.0%	3.1%	61.5%
2015-2016	-1.5%	10.6%	12.5%	806.7%
2016-2017	-2.7%	18.5%	57.9%	785.2%
2017-2018	26.4%	42.2%	19.0%	59.8%
2018-2019	5.1%	-5.7%	-2.2%	211.8%
Since 2014	23.9%	73.9%	113.3%	209.2%

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