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19.9% lower in Needham, Massachusetts
than in Bangor, Maine

Insurance cost

	Bangor, ME	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	62.8	100	44.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bangor, ME	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	104.4	100	13.4%
Heart Failure	92.4	104.3	100	12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	106.2	100	5.0%
Pneumonia	99	104.5	100	5.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bangor, ME	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$24,085	$23,281	13.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$16,762	$16,237	12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$23,520	$22,499	5.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$17,580	$17,007	5.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bangor, ME	Needham, 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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