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Boston, Massachusetts vs. Chesapeake, Virginia

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Health
  30.1% higher in Chesapeake, Virginia
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Boston, MAChesapeake, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.8113.8100  84.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boston, MAChesapeake, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.997.5100  5.2%
Heart Failure101.299.2100  2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement110.4113.8100  3.1%
Pneumonia10297100  4.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boston, MAChesapeake, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,736$22,499$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,264$15,939$16,237  2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,442$25,191$22,499  3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,153$16,310$17,007  4.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boston, MAChesapeake, VAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%3.3%3.1%  226.9%
2015-2016-1.5%3.9%12.5%  360.0%
2016-2017-2.7%10.3%57.9%  481.5%
2017-201826.4%66.1%19.0%  150.4%
2018-20195.1%3.7%-2.2%  27.5%
Since 201423.9%104.0%113.3%  335.1%
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