Benton Harbor, Michigan vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  8.5% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Benton Harbor, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Benton Harbor, MIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium88.761.8100  30.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Benton Harbor, MIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.9102.9100  10.8%
Heart Failure92.4101.2100  9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement93.2110.4100  18.5%
Pneumonia96.7102100  5.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Benton Harbor, MIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,439$23,736$23,281  10.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,849$16,264$16,237  9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,634$24,442$22,499  18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,263$17,153$17,007  5.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Benton Harbor, MIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%-2.6%3.1%  750.0%
2015-20162.0%-1.5%12.5%  175.0%
2016-20176.9%-2.7%57.9%  139.1%
2017-201837.1%26.4%19.0%  28.8%
2018-20190.5%5.1%-2.2%  920.0%
Since 201450.8%23.9%113.3%  53.0%
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