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Health
7.5% higher in Buffalo, New York
than in Merlin, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Merlin, OR	Buffalo, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.1	94.8	100	2.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merlin, OR	Buffalo, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	85.4	99.1	100	16.0%
Heart Failure	87	94.8	100	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.2	100.6	100	30.3%
Pneumonia	90.3	103.6	100	14.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merlin, OR	Buffalo, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,705	$22,862	$23,281	16.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,987	$15,231	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,081	$22,271	$22,499	30.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,182	$17,416	$17,007	14.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merlin, OR	Buffalo, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	10.8%	3.1%	285.7%
2015-2016	22.9%	3.4%	12.5%	85.2%
2016-2017	27.0%	15.5%	57.9%	42.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	11.5%	19.0%	39.5%
2018-2019	7.0%	12.5%	-2.2%	78.6%
Since 2014	104.1%	65.9%	113.3%	36.7%

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