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6.5% lower in Portland, Maine
than in Alabaster, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Alabaster, AL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	93.1	100	7.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alabaster, AL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	98.1	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	103.7	97.9	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.2	91.5	100	13.0%
Pneumonia	101.8	102.4	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alabaster, AL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,668	$22,637	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,658	$15,723	$16,237	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,283	$20,258	$22,499	13.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,115	$17,222	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alabaster, AL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-1.2%	3.1%	138.7%
2015-2016	12.5%	4.4%	12.5%	64.8%
2016-2017	57.9%	14.9%	57.9%	74.3%
2017-2018	19.0%	52.7%	19.0%	177.4%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-7.5%	-2.2%	240.9%
Since 2014	113.3%	67.4%	113.3%	40.5%

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