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4.2% lower in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
than in Potomac, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Potomac, MD	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	66.8	100	16.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Potomac, MD	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	115.7	100	18.2%
Heart Failure	106.1	119.2	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.2	92.4	100	16.9%
Pneumonia	104.1	127.8	100	22.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Potomac, MD	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,581	$26,690	$23,281	18.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,050	$19,158	$16,237	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,614	$20,467	$22,499	16.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,505	$21,491	$17,007	22.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Potomac, MD	Scotch Plains, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-2.2%	3.1%	113.8%
2015-2016	-0.4%	5.1%	12.5%	1,375.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	4.8%	57.9%	81.0%
2017-2018	53.1%	18.7%	19.0%	64.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-14.8%	-2.2%	5.7%
Since 2014	90.5%	9.0%	113.3%	90.1%

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