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12.2% lower in Lowell, Massachusetts
than in Passaic, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Passaic, NJ	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	69.3	63.3	100	8.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Passaic, NJ	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109.1	102.6	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	119.7	103	100	14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	132.2	106.3	100	19.6%
Pneumonia	121.6	100.7	100	17.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Passaic, NJ	Lowell, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,177	$23,684	$23,281	5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,232	$16,555	$16,237	13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,274	$23,539	$22,499	19.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,455	$16,933	$17,007	17.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Passaic, NJ	Lowell, 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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