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20.4% lower in Waltham, Massachusetts
than in Orono, Maine

Insurance cost

	Orono, ME	Waltham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	63.3	100	44.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Orono, ME	Waltham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	102.6	100	11.4%
Heart Failure	92.4	103	100	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	106.3	100	5.1%
Pneumonia	99	100.7	100	1.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Orono, ME	Waltham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$23,684	$23,281	11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$16,555	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$23,539	$22,499	5.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$16,933	$17,007	1.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Orono, ME	Waltham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-2.6%	3.1%	116.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	-1.5%	12.5%	134.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	-2.7%	57.9%	118.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	26.4%	19.0%	49.9%
2018-2019	-7.5%	5.1%	-2.2%	168.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	23.9%	113.3%	64.5%

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