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24.6% higher in Bar Harbor, Maine
than in Portland, Maine

Insurance cost

	Portland, ME	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.1	137.6	100	47.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, ME	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	88.5	100	9.8%
Heart Failure	97.9	104.7	100	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	103.5	100	13.1%
Pneumonia	102.4	103.4	100	1.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, ME	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$20,430	$23,281	9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,723	$16,818	$16,237	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,258	$22,921	$22,499	13.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,222	$17,379	$17,007	0.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, ME	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-1.2%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	4.4%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	14.9%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	52.7%	52.7%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-7.5%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	67.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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