Newcastle, Maine vs. Galveston, Texas

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Health
  2.4% higher in Galveston, Texas
than in Newcastle, Maine
   Insurance cost
Newcastle, MEGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.794.2100  3.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Newcastle, MEGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.7105.9100  8.4%
Heart Failure104.2109.4100  5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement99.6105.6100  6.0%
Pneumonia97.6114.4100  17.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Newcastle, MEGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,537$24,444$23,281  8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,746$17,580$16,237  5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,044$23,385$22,499  6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,420$19,245$17,007  17.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Newcastle, MEGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.2%3.2%3.1%  366.7%
2015-20164.4%5.1%12.5%  15.9%
2016-201714.9%19.0%57.9%  27.5%
2017-201852.7%35.6%19.0%  32.4%
2018-2019-7.5%2.3%-2.2%  130.7%
Since 201467.4%79.0%113.3%  17.2%
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