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29.4% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Penobscot, Maine

Insurance cost

	Penobscot, ME	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137.6	61.8	100	55.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Penobscot, ME	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.5	102.9	100	16.3%
Heart Failure	104.7	101.2	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.5	110.4	100	6.7%
Pneumonia	103.4	102	100	1.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Penobscot, ME	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,430	$23,736	$23,281	16.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,818	$16,264	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,921	$24,442	$22,499	6.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,379	$17,153	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Penobscot, ME	Boston, 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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