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12.9% lower in Phoenix, Arizona
than in Skowhegan, Maine

Insurance cost

	Skowhegan, ME	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	81.8	100	27.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Skowhegan, ME	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	102.8	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	94.6	109.4	100	15.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	96	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	92.5	108.6	100	17.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Skowhegan, ME	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,201	$23,713	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,194	$17,576	$16,237	15.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,529	$21,252	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,553	$18,264	$17,007	17.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Skowhegan, ME	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-3.0%	3.1%	150.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	21.9%	12.5%	397.7%
2016-2017	14.9%	115.5%	57.9%	675.2%
2017-2018	52.7%	0.2%	19.0%	99.6%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-8.7%	-2.2%	16.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	133.2%	113.3%	97.6%

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