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4.5% lower in Lihue, Hawaii
than in Farmingdale, Maine

Insurance cost

	Farmingdale, ME	Lihue, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	94.6	100	3.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Farmingdale, ME	Lihue, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	93.3	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	95.8	80.4	100	16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	85.8	100	5.3%
Pneumonia	95.6	100.5	100	5.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Farmingdale, ME	Lihue, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$21,523	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$12,921	$16,237	16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$19,001	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$16,895	$17,007	5.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Farmingdale, ME	Lihue, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	43.2%	3.1%	3,700.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	26.0%	57.9%	74.5%
2017-2018	52.7%	32.7%	19.0%	38.0%
2018-2019	-7.5%	12.6%	-2.2%	268.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	169.4%	113.3%	151.3%

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