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21.1% lower in Palmer Town, Massachusetts
than in Bennington, Vermont

Insurance cost

	Bennington, VT	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.4	62.6	100	47.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bennington, VT	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.9	98.3	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	89.6	102.2	100	14.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.5	115.8	100	22.5%
Pneumonia	96.2	100.9	100	4.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bennington, VT	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,434	$22,693	$23,281	5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,395	$16,418	$16,237	14.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,925	$25,645	$22,499	22.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,177	$16,968	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bennington, VT	Palmer Town, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	13.3%	-2.6%	3.1%	119.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	-1.5%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	5.1%	-2.7%	57.9%	152.9%
2017-2018	2.6%	26.4%	19.0%	915.4%
2018-2019	23.2%	5.1%	-2.2%	78.0%
Since 2014	50.6%	23.9%	113.3%	52.8%

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