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30.5% higher in Belfast, Maine
than in Ferndale, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Ferndale, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.4	102.9	100	64.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ferndale, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	98.3	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	103.2	106.6	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.2	128.5	100	29.5%
Pneumonia	104.5	96.3	100	7.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ferndale, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,673	$22,680	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,576	$17,122	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,958	$28,449	$22,499	29.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,576	$16,192	$17,007	7.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ferndale, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-1.2%	3.1%	400.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	4.4%	12.5%	120.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	14.9%	57.9%	115.9%
2017-2018	37.1%	52.7%	19.0%	42.0%
2018-2019	0.5%	-7.5%	-2.2%	1,600.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	67.4%	113.3%	32.7%

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