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24.3% lower in Lowell, Massachusetts
than in Barron, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Barron, WI	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	123.2	63.3	100	48.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Barron, WI	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.3	102.6	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	99.2	103	100	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.6	106.3	100	25.7%
Pneumonia	102	100.7	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Barron, WI	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,531	$23,684	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,936	$16,555	$16,237	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,723	$23,539	$22,499	25.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,148	$16,933	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Barron, WI	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	196.3%
2015-2016	4.2%	-1.5%	12.5%	135.7%
2016-2017	15.4%	-2.7%	57.9%	117.5%
2017-2018	54.6%	26.4%	19.0%	51.6%
2018-2019	-5.6%	5.1%	-2.2%	191.1%
Since 2014	80.2%	23.9%	113.3%	70.2%

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