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10.2% lower in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
than in Bethel, Maine

Insurance cost

	Bethel, ME	Sturbridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	65.8	100	32.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bethel, ME	Sturbridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.7	103.8	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	104.2	106.1	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.4	114.1	100	29.1%
Pneumonia	94.1	102	100	8.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bethel, ME	Sturbridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,537	$23,950	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,741	$17,055	$16,237	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,562	$25,254	$22,499	29.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,828	$17,151	$17,007	8.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bethel, ME	Sturbridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-2.6%	3.1%	116.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	-1.5%	12.5%	134.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	-2.7%	57.9%	118.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	26.4%	19.0%	49.9%
2018-2019	-7.5%	5.1%	-2.2%	168.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	23.9%	113.3%	64.5%

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