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Health
10.5% lower in Salem, Massachusetts
than in Rochester, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Rochester, MN	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.5	61	100	34.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rochester, MN	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	104.9	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	96.3	105.9	100	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	87	105.9	100	21.7%
Pneumonia	90.9	102.3	100	12.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rochester, MN	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,627	$24,209	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,473	$17,009	$16,237	9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,259	$23,440	$22,499	21.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,285	$17,203	$17,007	12.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rochester, MN	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	-2.6%	3.1%	106.1%
2015-2016	0.4%	-1.5%	12.5%	475.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	-2.7%	57.9%	104.6%
2017-2018	-6.6%	26.4%	19.0%	500.0%
2018-2019	-15.3%	5.1%	-2.2%	133.3%
Since 2014	79.1%	23.9%	113.3%	69.8%

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