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58.0% higher in Hastings, Nebraska
than in Gardner, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Gardner, MA	Hastings, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	169.7	100	157.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gardner, MA	Hastings, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.8	109.5	100	5.5%
Heart Failure	106.1	97.7	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.1	102	100	10.6%
Pneumonia	102	102.3	100	0.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gardner, MA	Hastings, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,950	$25,264	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,055	$15,704	$16,237	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,254	$22,581	$22,499	10.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$17,202	$17,007	0.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gardner, MA	Hastings, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	18.9%	3.1%	826.9%
2015-2016	-1.5%	12.2%	12.5%	913.3%
2016-2017	-2.7%	52.7%	57.9%	2,051.9%
2017-2018	26.4%	51.3%	19.0%	94.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	9.3%	-2.2%	82.4%
Since 2014	23.9%	236.5%	113.3%	889.5%

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