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Health
0.2% higher in East Lansing, Michigan
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	East Lansing, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	72.2	100	16.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	East Lansing, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	96.8	100	5.9%
Heart Failure	101.2	98.4	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	88.4	100	19.9%
Pneumonia	102	101.6	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	East Lansing, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$22,335	$23,281	5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$15,817	$16,237	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$19,570	$22,499	19.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$17,090	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	East Lansing, 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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