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14.8% lower in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
than in Amherst, New York

Insurance cost

	Amherst, NY	Dartmouth, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.8	59.9	100	36.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Amherst, NY	Dartmouth, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.1	102.7	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	94.8	104.7	100	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	109	100	8.3%
Pneumonia	103.6	106	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Amherst, NY	Dartmouth, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,862	$23,704	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,231	$16,831	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,271	$24,121	$22,499	8.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,416	$17,832	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Amherst, NY	Dartmouth, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	-2.6%	3.1%	124.1%
2015-2016	3.4%	-1.5%	12.5%	144.1%
2016-2017	15.5%	-2.7%	57.9%	117.4%
2017-2018	11.5%	26.4%	19.0%	129.6%
2018-2019	12.5%	5.1%	-2.2%	59.2%
Since 2014	65.9%	23.9%	113.3%	63.7%

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