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21.3% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Reading, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Reading, PA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.6	61.8	100	46.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, PA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	102.9	100	8.3%
Heart Failure	101.1	101.2	100	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	110.4	100	14.4%
Pneumonia	100.4	102	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, PA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,911	$23,736	$23,281	8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,247	$16,264	$16,237	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,368	$24,442	$22,499	14.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,879	$17,153	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, PA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	52.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	-1.5%	12.5%	114.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	105.2%
2017-2018	45.2%	26.4%	19.0%	41.6%
2018-2019	-15.8%	5.1%	-2.2%	132.3%
Since 2014	102.5%	23.9%	113.3%	76.7%

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