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Fairfax, Virginia vs. Salem, Massachusetts

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  16.9% lower in Salem, Massachusetts
than in Fairfax, Virginia
   Insurance cost
Fairfax, VASalem, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.261100  39.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairfax, VASalem, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.2104.9100  2.6%
Heart Failure101.6105.9100  4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement94.3105.9100  12.3%
Pneumonia102.9102.3100  0.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairfax, VASalem, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,574$24,209$23,281  2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,331$17,009$16,237  4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,886$23,440$22,499  12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,302$17,203$17,007  0.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairfax, VASalem, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.3%-2.6%3.1%  178.8%
2015-20163.9%-1.5%12.5%  138.5%
2016-201710.3%-2.7%57.9%  126.2%
2017-201866.1%26.4%19.0%  60.1%
2018-20193.7%5.1%-2.2%  37.8%
Since 2014104.0%23.9%113.3%  77.0%
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