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9.0% lower in Hamden, Connecticut
than in Salem, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Salem, VA	Hamden, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.6	92.5	100	22.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, VA	Hamden, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93	103.9	100	11.7%
Heart Failure	100.3	107.3	100	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	106	110.4	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	102	107.5	100	5.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, VA	Hamden, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,468	$23,986	$23,281	11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,117	$17,234	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,464	$24,439	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$18,068	$17,007	5.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, VA	Hamden, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	-2.2%	3.1%	166.7%
2015-2016	3.9%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	10.3%	17.3%	57.9%	68.0%
2017-2018	66.1%	31.6%	19.0%	52.2%
2018-2019	3.7%	-12.8%	-2.2%	445.9%
Since 2014	104.0%	31.6%	113.3%	69.6%

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