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22.8% lower in Housatonic, Massachusetts
than in New Bern, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	New Bern, NC	Housatonic, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.2	65.8	100	51.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New Bern, NC	Housatonic, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.6	106.7	100	11.6%
Heart Failure	92.2	102.4	100	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.8	119	100	29.6%
Pneumonia	90.5	103.5	100	14.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New Bern, NC	Housatonic, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,062	$24,612	$23,281	11.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,812	$16,447	$16,237	11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,324	$26,337	$22,499	29.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,220	$17,398	$17,007	14.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New Bern, NC	Housatonic, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-2.6%	3.1%	143.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	-1.5%	12.5%	106.5%
2016-2017	39.6%	-2.7%	57.9%	106.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.4%	19.0%	70.3%
2018-2019	-1.4%	5.1%	-2.2%	464.3%
Since 2014	107.4%	23.9%	113.3%	77.7%

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