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21.7% lower in Cambridge, Massachusetts
than in Forest, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Forest, VA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.6	63.3	100	47.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Forest, VA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.9	102.6	100	12.9%
Heart Failure	92.1	103	100	11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.8	106.3	100	12.1%
Pneumonia	96.8	100.7	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Forest, VA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,974	$23,684	$23,281	12.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,806	$16,555	$16,237	11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,987	$23,539	$22,499	12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,275	$16,933	$17,007	4.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Forest, VA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	-2.6%	3.1%	178.8%
2015-2016	3.9%	-1.5%	12.5%	138.5%
2016-2017	10.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	126.2%
2017-2018	66.1%	26.4%	19.0%	60.1%
2018-2019	3.7%	5.1%	-2.2%	37.8%
Since 2014	104.0%	23.9%	113.3%	77.0%

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