Bellingham, Massachusetts vs. Forest Grove, Oregon

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Health
  1.7% higher in Forest Grove, Oregon
than in Bellingham, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Bellingham, MAForest Grove, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium62.879.1100  26.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bellingham, MAForest Grove, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.495.8100  8.2%
Heart Failure104.393.2100  10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement106.285.5100  19.5%
Pneumonia104.593.1100  10.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bellingham, MAForest Grove, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,085$22,113$23,281  8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,762$14,979$16,237  10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,520$18,929$22,499  19.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,580$15,652$17,007  11.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bellingham, MAForest Grove, ORU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%2.8%3.1%  207.7%
2015-2016-1.5%22.9%12.5%  1,626.7%
2016-2017-2.7%27.0%57.9%  1,100.0%
2017-201826.4%19.0%19.0%  28.0%
2018-20195.1%7.0%-2.2%  37.3%
Since 201423.9%104.1%113.3%  335.6%
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