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21.2% lower in Waltham, Massachusetts
than in Pittsfield, Maine

Insurance cost

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

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pittsfield, ME	Waltham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	102.6	100	2.1%
Heart Failure	94.6	103	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	106.3	100	4.4%
Pneumonia	92.5	100.7	100	8.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pittsfield, ME	Waltham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,201	$23,684	$23,281	2.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,194	$16,555	$16,237	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,529	$23,539	$22,499	4.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,553	$16,933	$17,007	8.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pittsfield, 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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