Durham, North Carolina vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  9.4% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Durham, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Durham, NCBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.361.8100  33.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Durham, NCBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack90.4102.9100  13.8%
Heart Failure90.3101.2100  12.1%
Hip Knee Replacement92.4110.4100  19.5%
Pneumonia96102100  6.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Durham, NCBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,852$23,736$23,281  13.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,514$16,264$16,237  12.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,454$24,442$22,499  19.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,141$17,153$17,007  6.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Durham, NCBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%-2.6%3.1%  143.3%
2015-201623.1%-1.5%12.5%  106.5%
2016-201739.6%-2.7%57.9%  106.8%
2017-201815.5%26.4%19.0%  70.3%
2018-2019-1.4%5.1%-2.2%  464.3%
Since 2014107.4%23.9%113.3%  77.7%
   Health Insurance Premiums
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