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Health
5.5% lower in Portland, Maine
than in Helena, Montana

Insurance cost

	Helena, MT	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	110.6	93.1	100	15.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Helena, MT	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.8	98.1	100	10.5%
Heart Failure	93	97.9	100	5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.4	91.5	100	3.5%
Pneumonia	92.4	102.4	100	10.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Helena, MT	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,495	$22,637	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,947	$15,723	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,564	$20,258	$22,499	3.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,538	$17,222	$17,007	10.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Helena, MT	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	-1.2%	3.1%	78.2%
2015-2016	34.7%	4.4%	12.5%	87.3%
2016-2017	44.4%	14.9%	57.9%	66.4%
2017-2018	12.9%	52.7%	19.0%	308.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-7.5%	-2.2%	208.7%
Since 2014	121.7%	67.4%	113.3%	44.6%

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