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6.4% higher in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	82.7	100	33.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	95.7	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	101.2	89.3	100	11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	100.2	100	9.2%
Pneumonia	102	86.7	100	15.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$22,082	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$14,349	$16,237	11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$22,178	$22,499	9.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$14,573	$17,007	15.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	0.4%	3.1%	115.4%
2015-2016	-1.5%	2.0%	12.5%	233.3%
2016-2017	-2.7%	6.9%	57.9%	355.6%
2017-2018	26.4%	37.1%	19.0%	40.5%
2018-2019	5.1%	0.5%	-2.2%	90.2%
Since 2014	23.9%	50.8%	113.3%	112.6%

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