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Health
3.3% lower in Howard borough, Pennsylvania
than in Chester, Vermont

Insurance cost

	Chester, VT	Howard borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.4	112.9	100	5.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chester, VT	Howard borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.2	95.4	100	4.8%
Heart Failure	95	104.7	100	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.3	95.7	100	10.0%
Pneumonia	94.8	111.6	100	17.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chester, VT	Howard borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,128	$22,014	$23,281	4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,272	$16,821	$16,237	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,531	$21,177	$22,499	10.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,939	$18,767	$17,007	17.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chester, VT	Howard borough, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	13.3%	-1.7%	3.1%	112.8%
2015-2016	0.0%	10.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	5.1%	52.3%	57.9%	925.5%
2017-2018	2.6%	45.2%	19.0%	1,638.5%
2018-2019	23.2%	-15.8%	-2.2%	168.1%
Since 2014	50.6%	102.5%	113.3%	102.6%

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