Boulder, Colorado vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  11.5% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Boulder, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Boulder, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.461.8100  30.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boulder, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103102.9100  0.1%
Heart Failure105101.2100  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement92.4110.4100  19.5%
Pneumonia97.6102100  4.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boulder, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,766$23,736$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,867$16,264$16,237  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,456$24,442$22,499  19.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,404$17,153$17,007  4.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boulder, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%-2.6%3.1%  121.7%
2015-2016-0.3%-1.5%12.5%  400.0%
2016-201714.7%-2.7%57.9%  118.4%
2017-201833.5%26.4%19.0%  21.2%
2018-20193.8%5.1%-2.2%  34.2%
Since 201477.5%23.9%113.3%  69.2%
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