Tucson, Arizona vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  2.3% higher in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Tucson, Arizona
   Insurance cost
Tucson, AZBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.361.8100  5.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tucson, AZBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.5102.9100  4.5%
Heart Failure99.7101.2100  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement92.9110.4100  18.8%
Pneumonia103.6102100  1.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tucson, AZBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,730$23,736$23,281  4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,024$16,264$16,237  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,577$24,442$22,499  18.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,415$17,153$17,007  1.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tucson, AZBoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.0%-2.6%3.1%  13.3%
2015-201621.9%-1.5%12.5%  106.8%
2016-2017115.5%-2.7%57.9%  102.3%
2017-20180.2%26.4%19.0%  13,100.0%
2018-2019-8.7%5.1%-2.2%  158.6%
Since 2014133.2%23.9%113.3%  82.1%
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