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4.5% lower in Paramus, New Jersey
than in Portland, Maine

Insurance cost

	Portland, ME	Paramus, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.1	69.3	100	25.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, ME	Paramus, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	105.6	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	97.9	114.1	100	16.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	118.3	100	29.3%
Pneumonia	102.4	108.1	100	5.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, ME	Paramus, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$24,376	$23,281	7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,723	$18,326	$16,237	16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,258	$26,197	$22,499	29.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,222	$18,177	$17,007	5.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, ME	Paramus, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-2.2%	3.1%	83.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	5.1%	12.5%	15.9%
2016-2017	14.9%	4.8%	57.9%	67.8%
2017-2018	52.7%	18.7%	19.0%	64.5%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-14.8%	-2.2%	97.3%
Since 2014	67.4%	9.0%	113.3%	86.6%

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