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0.5% lower in Lewiston, Maine
than in Elizabeth, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Elizabeth, LA	Lewiston, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	102.9	100	4.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Elizabeth, LA	Lewiston, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	97.4	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	94	99.2	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	117.4	92.3	100	21.4%
Pneumonia	84.1	100.8	100	19.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Elizabeth, LA	Lewiston, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,742	$22,486	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,101	$15,937	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,984	$20,429	$22,499	21.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,146	$16,955	$17,007	19.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Elizabeth, LA	Lewiston, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-1.2%	3.1%	121.8%
2015-2016	8.6%	4.4%	12.5%	48.8%
2016-2017	17.0%	14.9%	57.9%	12.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	52.7%	19.0%	256.1%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-7.5%	-2.2%	78.6%
Since 2014	47.4%	67.4%	113.3%	42.2%

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