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10.1% lower in Seattle, Washington
than in Portland, Maine

Insurance cost

	Portland, ME	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.1	72.9	100	21.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, ME	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	98.6	100	0.5%
Heart Failure	97.9	98.3	100	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	94.2	100	3.0%
Pneumonia	102.4	101.6	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, ME	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$22,748	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,723	$15,802	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,258	$20,849	$22,499	2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,222	$17,076	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, ME	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-17.9%	3.1%	1,391.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	5.6%	12.5%	27.3%
2016-2017	14.9%	-1.6%	57.9%	110.7%
2017-2018	52.7%	38.3%	19.0%	27.3%
2018-2019	-7.5%	13.4%	-2.2%	278.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	33.7%	113.3%	50.0%

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