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Health
17.8% higher in California, Maryland
than in Portland, Maine

Insurance cost

	Portland, ME	California, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.1	133	100	42.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, ME	California, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	93.7	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	97.9	97.7	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	83.1	100	9.2%
Pneumonia	102.4	90.8	100	11.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, ME	California, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$21,627	$23,281	4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,723	$15,699	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,258	$18,402	$22,499	9.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,222	$15,273	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, ME	California, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	15.9%	3.1%	1,425.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	-0.4%	12.5%	109.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	25.2%	57.9%	69.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	53.1%	19.0%	0.8%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-14.0%	-2.2%	86.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	90.5%	113.3%	34.3%

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