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17.9% lower in Springfield, Massachusetts
than in Safford, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Safford, AZ	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.2	62.6	100	42.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Safford, AZ	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	98.3	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	102	102.2	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.4	115.8	100	32.5%
Pneumonia	93.3	100.9	100	8.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Safford, AZ	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,202	$22,693	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,390	$16,418	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,351	$25,645	$22,499	32.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,686	$16,968	$17,007	8.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Safford, AZ	Springfield, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	-2.6%	3.1%	13.3%
2015-2016	21.9%	-1.5%	12.5%	106.8%
2016-2017	115.5%	-2.7%	57.9%	102.3%
2017-2018	0.2%	26.4%	19.0%	13,100.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	5.1%	-2.2%	158.6%
Since 2014	133.2%	23.9%	113.3%	82.1%

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