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Health
21.8% higher in Machias, Maine
than in Gardiner, Maine

Insurance cost

	Gardiner, ME	Machias, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	137.6	100	40.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gardiner, ME	Machias, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	94.9	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	95.8	98.2	100	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	101.4	100	11.9%
Pneumonia	95.6	93.1	100	2.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gardiner, ME	Machias, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$21,905	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$15,785	$16,237	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$22,457	$22,499	12.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$15,649	$17,007	2.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gardiner, ME	Machias, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-1.2%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	4.4%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	14.9%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	52.7%	52.7%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-7.5%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	67.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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