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Health
23.7% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Richmond, California

Insurance cost

	Richmond, CA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.2	61.8	100	48.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Richmond, CA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.4	102.9	100	0.5%
Heart Failure	99.2	101.2	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.8	110.4	100	12.9%
Pneumonia	97.3	102	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Richmond, CA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,620	$23,736	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,947	$16,264	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,653	$24,442	$22,499	12.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,362	$17,153	$17,007	4.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Richmond, CA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-2.6%	3.1%	165.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	-1.5%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	129.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	26.4%	19.0%	1.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	5.1%	-2.2%	325.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	23.9%	113.3%	46.9%

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