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Health
9.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Buford, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Buford, GA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.5	61.8	100	26.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Buford, GA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	102.9	100	6.1%
Heart Failure	99.9	101.2	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.4	110.4	100	12.2%
Pneumonia	101.9	102	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Buford, GA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,377	$23,736	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,049	$16,264	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,788	$24,442	$22,499	12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,137	$17,153	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Buford, GA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	-2.6%	3.1%	62.3%
2015-2016	5.9%	-1.5%	12.5%	125.4%
2016-2017	17.1%	-2.7%	57.9%	115.8%
2017-2018	43.8%	26.4%	19.0%	39.7%
2018-2019	0.8%	5.1%	-2.2%	537.5%
Since 2014	67.4%	23.9%	113.3%	64.5%

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