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Health
13.6% lower in Newton, Massachusetts
than in Augusta, Maine

Insurance cost

	Augusta, ME	Newton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	63.3	100	35.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Augusta, ME	Newton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	102.6	100	3.3%
Heart Failure	95.8	103	100	7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	106.3	100	17.3%
Pneumonia	95.6	100.7	100	5.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Augusta, ME	Newton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$23,684	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$16,555	$16,237	7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$23,539	$22,499	17.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$16,933	$17,007	5.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Augusta, ME	Newton, 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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