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20.9% lower in Needham, Massachusetts
than in Owensboro, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Owensboro, KY	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.4	62.8	100	42.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Owensboro, KY	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.5	104.4	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	94.3	104.3	100	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	102	106.2	100	4.1%
Pneumonia	103	104.5	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Owensboro, KY	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,807	$24,085	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,155	$16,762	$16,237	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,580	$23,520	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,318	$17,580	$17,007	1.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Owensboro, KY	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	133.8%
2015-2016	-1.9%	-1.5%	12.5%	21.1%
2016-2017	10.7%	-2.7%	57.9%	125.2%
2017-2018	46.0%	26.4%	19.0%	42.6%
2018-2019	9.0%	5.1%	-2.2%	43.3%
Since 2014	86.2%	23.9%	113.3%	72.3%

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