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Health
25.9% higher in Wausau, Wisconsin
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	112.7	100	82.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	104.5	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	101.2	97.5	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	88.2	100	20.1%
Pneumonia	102	101.1	100	0.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$24,104	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$15,659	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$19,532	$22,499	20.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$16,999	$17,007	0.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	2.7%	3.1%	203.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	4.2%	12.5%	380.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	15.4%	57.9%	670.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	54.6%	19.0%	106.8%
2018-2019	5.1%	-5.6%	-2.2%	209.8%
Since 2014	23.9%	80.2%	113.3%	235.6%

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