Springfield, Massachusetts vs. Buffalo, New York

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Health
  15.9% higher in Buffalo, New York
than in Springfield, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Springfield, MABuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium62.694.8100  51.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Springfield, MABuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.399.1100  0.8%
Heart Failure102.294.8100  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement115.8100.6100  13.1%
Pneumonia100.9103.6100  2.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Springfield, MABuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,693$22,862$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,418$15,231$16,237  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,645$22,271$22,499  13.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,968$17,416$17,007  2.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Springfield, MABuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%10.8%3.1%  515.4%
2015-2016-1.5%3.4%12.5%  326.7%
2016-2017-2.7%15.5%57.9%  674.1%
2017-201826.4%11.5%19.0%  56.4%
2018-20195.1%12.5%-2.2%  145.1%
Since 201423.9%65.9%113.3%  175.7%
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