Denver, Colorado vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  9.8% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Denver, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Denver, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium84.361.8100  26.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Denver, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.6102.9100  2.3%
Heart Failure103.1101.2100  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement97.8110.4100  12.9%
Pneumonia104.2102100  2.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Denver, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,206$23,736$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,567$16,264$16,237  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,660$24,442$22,499  12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,519$17,153$17,007  2.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Denver, COBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%-2.6%3.1%  121.7%
2015-2016-0.3%-1.5%12.5%  400.0%
2016-201714.7%-2.7%57.9%  118.4%
2017-201833.5%26.4%19.0%  21.2%
2018-20193.8%5.1%-2.2%  34.2%
Since 201477.5%23.9%113.3%  69.2%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes