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2.7% lower in Topeka, Kansas
than in Skowhegan, Maine

Insurance cost

	Skowhegan, ME	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	104.2	100	8.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Skowhegan, ME	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	106.8	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	94.6	108	100	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	90.6	100	11.0%
Pneumonia	92.5	108.2	100	17.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Skowhegan, ME	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,201	$24,653	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,194	$17,357	$16,237	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,529	$20,066	$22,499	10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,553	$18,197	$17,007	17.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Skowhegan, ME	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-4.6%	3.1%	283.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	15.8%	12.5%	259.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	42.4%	57.9%	184.6%
2017-2018	52.7%	37.8%	19.0%	28.3%
2018-2019	-7.5%	6.6%	-2.2%	188.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	131.0%	113.3%	94.4%

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