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Health
8.7% lower in Northampton, Massachusetts
than in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	New Brunswick, NJ	Northampton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	64.9	100	2.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New Brunswick, NJ	Northampton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	114.4	97.6	100	14.7%
Heart Failure	114.7	100.6	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	101.7	100	12.7%
Pneumonia	108.3	102.8	100	5.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New Brunswick, NJ	Northampton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,403	$22,516	$23,281	14.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,426	$16,166	$16,237	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,783	$22,515	$22,499	12.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,209	$17,286	$17,007	5.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New Brunswick, NJ	Northampton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	-2.6%	3.1%	18.2%
2015-2016	5.1%	-1.5%	12.5%	129.4%
2016-2017	4.8%	-2.7%	57.9%	156.3%
2017-2018	18.7%	26.4%	19.0%	41.2%
2018-2019	-14.8%	5.1%	-2.2%	134.5%
Since 2014	9.0%	23.9%	113.3%	165.6%

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