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Health
24.9% higher in Springfield, Illinois
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Springfield, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	111.3	100	80.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Springfield, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	98.5	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	101.2	101.5	100	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	92.5	100	16.2%
Pneumonia	102	99	100	2.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Springfield, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$22,727	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$16,307	$16,237	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$20,488	$22,499	16.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$16,649	$17,007	2.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Springfield, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	3.1%	3.1%	219.2%
2015-2016	-1.5%	9.0%	12.5%	700.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	38.0%	57.9%	1,507.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	38.1%	19.0%	44.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.6%	-2.2%	131.4%
Since 2014	23.9%	110.6%	113.3%	362.8%

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