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10.7% lower in Portland, Maine
than in Belfast, Maine

Insurance cost

	Belfast, ME	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	93.1	100	9.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Belfast, ME	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	98.1	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	106.6	97.9	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	128.5	91.5	100	28.8%
Pneumonia	96.3	102.4	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Belfast, ME	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,680	$22,637	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,122	$15,723	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$28,449	$20,258	$22,499	28.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,192	$17,222	$17,007	6.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Belfast, ME	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-1.2%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	4.4%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	14.9%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	52.7%	52.7%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-7.5%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	67.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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