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18.5% higher in Belfast, Maine
than in Merritt, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Merritt, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77.4	102.9	100	32.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merritt, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.9	98.3	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	110.5	106.6	100	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.1	128.5	100	32.3%
Pneumonia	106.4	96.3	100	9.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merritt, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,041	$22,680	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,754	$17,122	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,505	$28,449	$22,499	32.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,900	$16,192	$17,007	9.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merritt, MI	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-1.2%	3.1%	400.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	4.4%	12.5%	120.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	14.9%	57.9%	115.9%
2017-2018	37.1%	52.7%	19.0%	42.0%
2018-2019	0.5%	-7.5%	-2.2%	1,600.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	67.4%	113.3%	32.7%

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