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12.8% higher in Essex, Connecticut
than in Portland, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Portland, OR	Essex, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.1	89.4	100	13.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, OR	Essex, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	99	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	98.6	103	100	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.1	111.4	100	26.4%
Pneumonia	93	103.1	100	10.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, OR	Essex, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,719	$22,850	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,841	$16,545	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,512	$24,663	$22,499	26.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,643	$17,334	$17,007	10.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, OR	Essex, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	-2.2%	3.1%	178.6%
2015-2016	22.9%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	27.0%	17.3%	57.9%	35.9%
2017-2018	19.0%	31.6%	19.0%	66.3%
2018-2019	7.0%	-12.8%	-2.2%	282.9%
Since 2014	104.1%	31.6%	113.3%	69.6%

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