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Health
8.5% higher in Fort Lee, New Jersey
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Fort Lee, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	69.3	100	12.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Fort Lee, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	105.6	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	101.2	114.1	100	12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	118.3	100	7.2%
Pneumonia	102	108.1	100	6.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Fort Lee, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$24,376	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$18,326	$16,237	12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$26,197	$22,499	7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$18,177	$17,007	6.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Fort Lee, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	-2.2%	3.1%	15.4%
2015-2016	-1.5%	5.1%	12.5%	440.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	4.8%	57.9%	277.8%
2017-2018	26.4%	18.7%	19.0%	29.2%
2018-2019	5.1%	-14.8%	-2.2%	390.2%
Since 2014	23.9%	9.0%	113.3%	62.3%

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