Metuchen, New Jersey vs. West Lafayette, Indiana

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Health
  7.4% lower in West Lafayette, Indiana
than in Metuchen, New Jersey
   Insurance cost
Metuchen, NJWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium66.866100  1.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Metuchen, NJWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack114.495.7100  16.3%
Heart Failure114.7101.9100  11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement116.5105.6100  9.4%
Pneumonia108.3104.8100  3.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Metuchen, NJWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$26,403$22,073$23,281  16.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,426$16,378$16,237  11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,783$23,382$22,499  9.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,209$17,628$17,007  3.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Metuchen, NJWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.2%-1.5%3.1%  31.8%
2015-20165.1%-12.7%12.5%  349.0%
2016-20174.8%-1.4%57.9%  129.2%
2017-201818.7%21.9%19.0%  17.1%
2018-2019-14.8%0.0%-2.2%  100.0%
Since 20149.0%3.4%113.3%  62.2%
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