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24.5% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Bedford, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Bedford, MA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.3	114.8	100	81.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bedford, MA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	89.2	100	13.1%
Heart Failure	103	95.1	100	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.3	93.1	100	12.4%
Pneumonia	100.7	96.5	100	4.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bedford, MA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,684	$20,577	$23,281	13.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,555	$15,276	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,539	$20,602	$22,499	12.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,933	$16,221	$17,007	4.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bedford, MA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	6.0%	3.1%	330.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	23.1%	12.5%	1,640.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	39.6%	57.9%	1,566.7%
2017-2018	26.4%	15.5%	19.0%	41.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.4%	-2.2%	127.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	107.4%	113.3%	349.4%

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