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8.6% higher in Shelton, Connecticut
than in Boulder, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Boulder, CO	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.4	99.8	100	11.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boulder, CO	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103	101.1	100	1.8%
Heart Failure	105	105.7	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	107.7	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	97.6	105.3	100	7.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boulder, CO	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,766	$23,326	$23,281	1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,867	$16,979	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,456	$23,854	$22,499	16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,404	$17,714	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boulder, CO	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	118.3%
2015-2016	-0.3%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	17.3%	57.9%	17.7%
2017-2018	33.5%	31.6%	19.0%	5.7%
2018-2019	3.8%	-12.8%	-2.2%	436.8%
Since 2014	77.5%	31.6%	113.3%	59.2%

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