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Health
7.9% lower in Salem, Oregon
than in Bethesda, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Bethesda, MD	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	79.5	100	1.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bethesda, MD	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	94.8	100	3.2%
Heart Failure	106.1	99.4	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.2	81.7	100	26.5%
Pneumonia	104.1	93.7	100	10.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bethesda, MD	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,581	$21,880	$23,281	3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,050	$15,968	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,614	$18,095	$22,499	26.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,505	$15,759	$17,007	10.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bethesda, MD	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	2.8%	3.1%	82.4%
2015-2016	-0.4%	22.9%	12.5%	5,825.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	27.0%	57.9%	7.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	19.0%	19.0%	64.2%
2018-2019	-14.0%	7.0%	-2.2%	150.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	104.1%	113.3%	15.0%

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