West Palm Beach, Florida vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  15.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in West Palm Beach, Florida
   Insurance cost
West Palm Beach, FLBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.861.8100  28.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
West Palm Beach, FLBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.4102.9100  3.3%
Heart Failure113.3101.2100  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement112.9110.4100  2.2%
Pneumonia104.5102100  2.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
West Palm Beach, FLBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,541$23,736$23,281  3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,210$16,264$16,237  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,003$24,442$22,499  2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,565$17,153$17,007  2.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
West Palm Beach, FLBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%-2.6%3.1%  143.3%
2015-20161.8%-1.5%12.5%  183.3%
2016-201715.3%-2.7%57.9%  117.6%
2017-201840.8%26.4%19.0%  35.3%
2018-20192.4%5.1%-2.2%  112.5%
Since 201479.3%23.9%113.3%  69.9%
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