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24.1% higher in Berkeley, California
than in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Cambridge, MA	Berkeley, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.3	103.1	100	62.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Cambridge, MA	Berkeley, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	102.8	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	103	102.6	100	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.3	103.3	100	2.8%
Pneumonia	100.7	108.2	100	7.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Cambridge, MA	Berkeley, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,684	$23,723	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,555	$16,481	$16,237	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,539	$22,864	$22,499	2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,933	$18,195	$17,007	7.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Cambridge, MA	Berkeley, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	4.0%	3.1%	253.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	9.3%	57.9%	444.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	26.1%	19.0%	1.1%
2018-2019	5.1%	1.2%	-2.2%	76.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	45.0%	113.3%	88.3%

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