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2.9% lower in Lowell, Massachusetts
than in Gresham, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Gresham, OR	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.1	63.3	100	20.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gresham, OR	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	102.6	100	9.0%
Heart Failure	98.6	103	100	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.1	106.3	100	20.7%
Pneumonia	93	100.7	100	8.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gresham, OR	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,719	$23,684	$23,281	9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,841	$16,555	$16,237	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,512	$23,539	$22,499	20.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,643	$16,933	$17,007	8.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gresham, OR	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	-2.6%	3.1%	192.9%
2015-2016	22.9%	-1.5%	12.5%	106.6%
2016-2017	27.0%	-2.7%	57.9%	110.0%
2017-2018	19.0%	26.4%	19.0%	38.9%
2018-2019	7.0%	5.1%	-2.2%	27.1%
Since 2014	104.1%	23.9%	113.3%	77.0%

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