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19.1% lower in Reading, Massachusetts
than in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Bloomsburg, PA	Reading, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	63.3	100	43.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bloomsburg, PA	Reading, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	102.6	100	14.8%
Heart Failure	97.5	103	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.6	106.3	100	10.0%
Pneumonia	90.4	100.7	100	11.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bloomsburg, PA	Reading, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,635	$23,684	$23,281	14.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,665	$16,555	$16,237	5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,381	$23,539	$22,499	10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,208	$16,933	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bloomsburg, PA	Reading, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	52.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	-1.5%	12.5%	114.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	105.2%
2017-2018	45.2%	26.4%	19.0%	41.6%
2018-2019	-15.8%	5.1%	-2.2%	132.3%
Since 2014	102.5%	23.9%	113.3%	76.7%

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