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29.0% lower in Palmer Town, Massachusetts
than in Amherst, Maine

Insurance cost

	Amherst, ME	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137.6	62.6	100	54.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Amherst, ME	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.5	98.3	100	11.1%
Heart Failure	104.7	102.2	100	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.5	115.8	100	11.9%
Pneumonia	103.4	100.9	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Amherst, ME	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,430	$22,693	$23,281	11.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,818	$16,418	$16,237	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,921	$25,645	$22,499	11.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,379	$16,968	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Amherst, ME	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-2.6%	3.1%	116.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	-1.5%	12.5%	134.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	-2.7%	57.9%	118.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	26.4%	19.0%	49.9%
2018-2019	-7.5%	5.1%	-2.2%	168.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	23.9%	113.3%	64.5%

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