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11.3% lower in Laurel, Maryland
than in Orono, Maine

Insurance cost

	Orono, ME	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	80.4	100	29.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Orono, ME	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	101.2	100	9.9%
Heart Failure	92.4	96.9	100	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	116.9	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	99	100.3	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Orono, ME	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$23,350	$23,281	9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$15,571	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$25,888	$22,499	15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$16,869	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Orono, ME	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	15.9%	3.1%	1,425.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	-0.4%	12.5%	109.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	25.2%	57.9%	69.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	53.1%	19.0%	0.8%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-14.0%	-2.2%	86.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	90.5%	113.3%	34.3%

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