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5.7% lower in Springfield, Massachusetts
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	62.6	100	24.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	98.3	100	10.4%
Heart Failure	94.1	102.2	100	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	115.8	100	15.1%
Pneumonia	97.3	100.9	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$22,693	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$16,418	$16,237	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$25,645	$22,499	15.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$16,968	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	-2.6%	3.1%	62.3%
2015-2016	5.9%	-1.5%	12.5%	125.4%
2016-2017	17.1%	-2.7%	57.9%	115.8%
2017-2018	43.8%	26.4%	19.0%	39.7%
2018-2019	0.8%	5.1%	-2.2%	537.5%
Since 2014	67.4%	23.9%	113.3%	64.5%

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