Madison, Wisconsin vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  3.4% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Madison, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Madison, WIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.561.8100  15.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Madison, WIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.8102.9100  5.2%
Heart Failure95.5101.2100  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement101.4110.4100  8.9%
Pneumonia100.8102100  1.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Madison, WIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,561$23,736$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,352$16,264$16,237  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,446$24,442$22,499  8.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,942$17,153$17,007  1.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Madison, WIBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%-2.6%3.1%  196.3%
2015-20164.2%-1.5%12.5%  135.7%
2016-201715.4%-2.7%57.9%  117.5%
2017-201854.6%26.4%19.0%  51.6%
2018-2019-5.6%5.1%-2.2%  191.1%
Since 201480.2%23.9%113.3%  70.2%
   Health Insurance Premiums
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Cost of Taxes