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Health
3.4% lower in Portland, Maine
than in Gulf Stream, Florida

Insurance cost

	Gulf Stream, FL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.8	93.1	100	7.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gulf Stream, FL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.4	98.1	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	113.3	97.9	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.9	91.5	100	19.0%
Pneumonia	104.5	102.4	100	2.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gulf Stream, FL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,541	$22,637	$23,281	7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,210	$15,723	$16,237	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,003	$20,258	$22,499	19.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,565	$17,222	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gulf Stream, FL	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-1.2%	3.1%	120.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	4.4%	12.5%	144.4%
2016-2017	15.3%	14.9%	57.9%	2.6%
2017-2018	40.8%	52.7%	19.0%	29.2%
2018-2019	2.4%	-7.5%	-2.2%	412.5%
Since 2014	79.3%	67.4%	113.3%	15.0%

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