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Health
15.8% higher in Salem, Virginia
than in South Portland, Maine

Insurance cost

	South Portland, ME	Salem, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.1	119.6	100	28.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	South Portland, ME	Salem, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	93	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	97.9	100.3	100	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	106	100	15.8%
Pneumonia	102.4	102	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	South Portland, ME	Salem, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$21,468	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,723	$16,117	$16,237	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,258	$23,464	$22,499	15.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,222	$17,151	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	South Portland, ME	Salem, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	3.3%	3.1%	375.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	3.9%	12.5%	11.4%
2016-2017	14.9%	10.3%	57.9%	30.9%
2017-2018	52.7%	66.1%	19.0%	25.4%
2018-2019	-7.5%	3.7%	-2.2%	149.3%
Since 2014	67.4%	104.0%	113.3%	54.3%

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