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Health
3.1% higher in Ridgewood, New Jersey
than in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Insurance cost

	Merrimack, NH	Ridgewood, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77.2	69.3	100	10.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merrimack, NH	Ridgewood, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.7	105.6	100	5.9%
Heart Failure	101.9	114.1	100	12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.4	118.3	100	24.0%
Pneumonia	98.4	108.1	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merrimack, NH	Ridgewood, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,007	$24,376	$23,281	6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,378	$18,326	$16,237	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,120	$26,197	$22,499	24.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,545	$18,177	$17,007	9.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merrimack, NH	Ridgewood, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-13.5%	-2.2%	3.1%	83.7%
2015-2016	4.8%	5.1%	12.5%	6.2%
2016-2017	1.9%	4.8%	57.9%	152.6%
2017-2018	77.9%	18.7%	19.0%	76.0%
2018-2019	-15.4%	-14.8%	-2.2%	3.9%
Since 2014	39.1%	9.0%	113.3%	77.0%

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