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27.7% lower in Brookline, Massachusetts
than in Salem, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Salem, IL	Brookline, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	135.1	62.8	100	53.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, IL	Brookline, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	110.4	104.4	100	5.4%
Heart Failure	94.7	104.3	100	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	88	106.2	100	20.7%
Pneumonia	89.6	104.5	100	16.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, IL	Brookline, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,470	$24,085	$23,281	5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,210	$16,762	$16,237	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,488	$23,520	$22,499	20.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,067	$17,580	$17,007	16.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, IL	Brookline, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-2.6%	3.1%	183.9%
2015-2016	9.0%	-1.5%	12.5%	116.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	-2.7%	57.9%	107.1%
2017-2018	38.1%	26.4%	19.0%	30.7%
2018-2019	-1.6%	5.1%	-2.2%	418.8%
Since 2014	110.6%	23.9%	113.3%	78.4%

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