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Health
4.3% higher in Portland, Maine
than in Short Hills, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Short Hills, NJ	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	93.1	100	39.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Short Hills, NJ	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.4	98.1	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	116.2	97.9	100	15.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	122.6	91.5	100	25.4%
Pneumonia	113.5	102.4	100	9.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Short Hills, NJ	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,789	$22,637	$23,281	8.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,667	$15,723	$16,237	15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$27,141	$20,258	$22,499	25.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,091	$17,222	$17,007	9.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Short Hills, NJ	Portland, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	-1.2%	3.1%	45.5%
2015-2016	5.1%	4.4%	12.5%	13.7%
2016-2017	4.8%	14.9%	57.9%	210.4%
2017-2018	18.7%	52.7%	19.0%	181.8%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-7.5%	-2.2%	49.3%
Since 2014	9.0%	67.4%	113.3%	648.9%

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