Berkeley, California vs. Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Health
  19.4% lower in Cambridge, Massachusetts
than in Berkeley, California
   Insurance cost
Berkeley, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.163.3100  38.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Berkeley, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.8102.6100  0.2%
Heart Failure102.6103100  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement103.3106.3100  2.9%
Pneumonia108.2100.7100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Berkeley, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,723$23,684$23,281  0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,481$16,555$16,237  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,864$23,539$22,499  3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,195$16,933$17,007  6.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Berkeley, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-2.6%3.1%  165.0%
2015-20160.0%-1.5%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%-2.7%57.9%  129.0%
2017-201826.1%26.4%19.0%  1.1%
2018-20191.2%5.1%-2.2%  325.0%
Since 201445.0%23.9%113.3%  46.9%
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