Boston, Massachusetts vs. Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Health
  11.8% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Boston, MAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.890.2100  46.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boston, MAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.995.9100  6.8%
Heart Failure101.296.2100  4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement110.495.8100  13.2%
Pneumonia10297.8100  4.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boston, MAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,736$22,134$23,281  6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,264$15,457$16,237  5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,442$21,203$22,499  13.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,153$16,453$17,007  4.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boston, MAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%6.0%3.1%  330.8%
2015-2016-1.5%23.1%12.5%  1,640.0%
2016-2017-2.7%39.6%57.9%  1,566.7%
2017-201826.4%15.5%19.0%  41.3%
2018-20195.1%-1.4%-2.2%  127.5%
Since 201423.9%107.4%113.3%  349.4%
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