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7.7% lower in Dover, Massachusetts
than in Short Hills, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Short Hills, NJ	Dover, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	62.8	100	6.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Short Hills, NJ	Dover, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.4	104.4	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	116.2	104.3	100	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	122.6	106.2	100	13.4%
Pneumonia	113.5	104.5	100	7.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Short Hills, NJ	Dover, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,789	$24,085	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,667	$16,762	$16,237	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$27,141	$23,520	$22,499	13.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,091	$17,580	$17,007	7.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Short Hills, NJ	Dover, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	-2.6%	3.1%	18.2%
2015-2016	5.1%	-1.5%	12.5%	129.4%
2016-2017	4.8%	-2.7%	57.9%	156.3%
2017-2018	18.7%	26.4%	19.0%	41.2%
2018-2019	-14.8%	5.1%	-2.2%	134.5%
Since 2014	9.0%	23.9%	113.3%	165.6%

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