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Health
9.4% lower in Salem, Oregon
than in Boulder, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Boulder, CO	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.4	79.5	100	11.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boulder, CO	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103	94.8	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	105	99.4	100	5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	81.7	100	11.6%
Pneumonia	97.6	93.7	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boulder, CO	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,766	$21,880	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,867	$15,968	$16,237	5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,456	$18,095	$22,499	11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,404	$15,759	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boulder, CO	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	2.8%	3.1%	76.7%
2015-2016	-0.3%	22.9%	12.5%	7,733.3%
2016-2017	14.7%	27.0%	57.9%	83.7%
2017-2018	33.5%	19.0%	19.0%	43.3%
2018-2019	3.8%	7.0%	-2.2%	84.2%
Since 2014	77.5%	104.1%	113.3%	34.3%

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