Brewer, Maine vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  20.4% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Brewer, Maine
   Insurance cost
Brewer, MEBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.261.8100  45.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Brewer, MEBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.1102.9100  11.7%
Heart Failure92.4101.2100  9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement101.1110.4100  9.2%
Pneumonia99102100  3.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Brewer, MEBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,247$23,736$23,281  11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,846$16,264$16,237  9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,377$24,442$22,499  9.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,647$17,153$17,007  3.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Brewer, MEBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.2%-2.6%3.1%  116.7%
2015-20164.4%-1.5%12.5%  134.1%
2016-201714.9%-2.7%57.9%  118.1%
2017-201852.7%26.4%19.0%  49.9%
2018-2019-7.5%5.1%-2.2%  168.0%
Since 201467.4%23.9%113.3%  64.5%
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