Wichita, Kansas vs. Augusta, Maine

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Health
  5.5% lower in Augusta, Maine
than in Wichita, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Wichita, KSAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.597.7100  3.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita, KSAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.799.3100  4.2%
Heart Failure104.695.8100  8.4%
Hip Knee Replacement98.690.6100  8.1%
Pneumonia106.895.6100  10.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita, KSAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,924$22,919$23,281  4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,806$15,388$16,237  8.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,823$20,056$22,499  8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,958$16,068$17,007  10.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita, KSAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%-1.2%3.1%  73.9%
2015-201615.8%4.4%12.5%  72.2%
2016-201742.4%14.9%57.9%  64.9%
2017-201837.8%52.7%19.0%  39.4%
2018-20196.6%-7.5%-2.2%  213.6%
Since 2014131.0%67.4%113.3%  48.5%
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