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1.9% higher in Fargo, North Dakota
than in Springfield, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Springfield, MA	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.6	75.8	100	21.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Springfield, MA	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	100.8	100	2.5%
Heart Failure	102.2	91.6	100	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	115.8	93.4	100	19.3%
Pneumonia	100.9	91.3	100	9.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Springfield, MA	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,693	$23,252	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,418	$14,720	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,645	$20,684	$22,499	19.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,968	$15,360	$17,007	9.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Springfield, MA	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	6.7%	3.1%	357.7%
2015-2016	-1.5%	8.9%	12.5%	693.3%
2016-2017	-2.7%	6.7%	57.9%	348.1%
2017-2018	26.4%	7.1%	19.0%	73.1%
2018-2019	5.1%	21.2%	-2.2%	315.7%
Since 2014	23.9%	60.9%	113.3%	154.8%

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