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16.7% higher in Staten Island, New York
than in Amherst, New York

Insurance cost

	Amherst, NY	Staten Island, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.8	112.3	100	18.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Amherst, NY	Staten Island, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.1	99.7	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	94.8	105.8	100	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	136	100	35.2%
Pneumonia	103.6	109.9	100	6.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Amherst, NY	Staten Island, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,862	$22,995	$23,281	0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,231	$16,998	$16,237	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,271	$30,114	$22,499	35.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,416	$18,481	$17,007	6.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Amherst, NY	Staten Island, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	10.8%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	3.4%	3.4%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	15.5%	15.5%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	11.5%	11.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	12.5%	12.5%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	65.9%	65.9%	113.3%	0.0%

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