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11.9% higher in Bar Harbor, Maine
than in Athens, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Athens, AL	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114	137.6	100	20.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, AL	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.7	88.5	100	5.5%
Heart Failure	92.2	104.7	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.4	103.5	100	0.9%
Pneumonia	93	103.4	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, AL	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,610	$20,430	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,822	$16,818	$16,237	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,114	$22,921	$22,499	0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,634	$17,379	$17,007	11.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, AL	Bar Harbor, 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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