Ashland, Kentucky vs. Waltham, Massachusetts

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Health
  8.7% lower in Waltham, Massachusetts
than in Ashland, Kentucky
   Insurance cost
Ashland, KYWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82.963.3100  23.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ashland, KYWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.6102.6100  5.1%
Heart Failure100103100  3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement101.3106.3100  4.9%
Pneumonia100.9100.7100  0.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ashland, KYWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,518$23,684$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,060$16,555$16,237  3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,421$23,539$22,499  5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,969$16,933$17,007  0.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ashland, KYWaltham, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20157.7%-2.6%3.1%  133.8%
2015-2016-1.9%-1.5%12.5%  21.1%
2016-201710.7%-2.7%57.9%  125.2%
2017-201846.0%26.4%19.0%  42.6%
2018-20199.0%5.1%-2.2%  43.3%
Since 201486.2%23.9%113.3%  72.3%
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