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20.6% lower in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
than in Merrick, New York

Insurance cost

	Merrick, NY	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	66.8	100	41.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merrick, NY	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.4	115.7	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	111.2	119.2	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	92.4	100	20.7%
Pneumonia	104.5	127.8	100	22.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merrick, NY	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,543	$26,690	$23,281	8.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,864	$19,158	$16,237	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,799	$20,467	$22,499	20.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,569	$21,491	$17,007	22.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merrick, NY	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	-2.2%	3.1%	120.4%
2015-2016	3.4%	5.1%	12.5%	50.0%
2016-2017	15.5%	4.8%	57.9%	69.0%
2017-2018	11.5%	18.7%	19.0%	62.6%
2018-2019	12.5%	-14.8%	-2.2%	218.4%
Since 2014	65.9%	9.0%	113.3%	86.3%

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