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6.1% higher in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
than in Bangor, Maine

Insurance cost

	Bangor, ME	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	116.3	100	2.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bangor, ME	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	111.9	100	21.5%
Heart Failure	92.4	108	100	16.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	102.5	100	1.4%
Pneumonia	99	99.6	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bangor, ME	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$25,813	$23,281	21.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$17,352	$16,237	16.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$22,688	$22,499	1.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$16,754	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bangor, ME	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-1.7%	3.1%	41.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	10.6%	12.5%	140.9%
2016-2017	14.9%	52.3%	57.9%	251.0%
2017-2018	52.7%	45.2%	19.0%	14.2%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-15.8%	-2.2%	110.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	102.5%	113.3%	52.1%

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