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13.1% lower in Ludlow, Massachusetts
than in Augusta, Maine

Insurance cost

	Augusta, ME	Ludlow, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	62.6	100	35.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Augusta, ME	Ludlow, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	98.3	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	95.8	102.2	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	115.8	100	27.8%
Pneumonia	95.6	100.9	100	5.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Augusta, ME	Ludlow, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$22,693	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$16,418	$16,237	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$25,645	$22,499	27.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$16,968	$17,007	5.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Augusta, ME	Ludlow, 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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