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2.9% lower in Merrimack, New Hampshire
than in South Shore, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	South Shore, KY	Merrimack, NH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	77.2	100	6.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	South Shore, KY	Merrimack, NH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.8	99.7	100	1.9%
Heart Failure	98.4	101.9	100	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.1	95.4	100	2.8%
Pneumonia	96.7	98.4	100	1.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	South Shore, KY	Merrimack, NH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,557	$23,007	$23,281	2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,816	$16,378	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,709	$21,120	$22,499	2.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,254	$16,545	$17,007	1.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	South Shore, KY	Merrimack, NH	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	-13.5%	3.1%	275.3%
2015-2016	-1.9%	4.8%	12.5%	352.6%
2016-2017	10.7%	1.9%	57.9%	82.2%
2017-2018	46.0%	77.9%	19.0%	69.3%
2018-2019	9.0%	-15.4%	-2.2%	271.1%
Since 2014	86.2%	39.1%	113.3%	54.6%

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