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Health
10.2% higher in Bend, Oregon
than in Waltham, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Waltham, MA	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.3	92.7	100	46.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waltham, MA	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	96.2	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	103	96.6	100	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.3	83.1	100	21.8%
Pneumonia	100.7	91.5	100	9.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waltham, MA	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,684	$22,195	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,555	$15,515	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,539	$18,404	$22,499	21.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,933	$15,382	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waltham, MA	Bend, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	2.8%	3.1%	207.7%
2015-2016	-1.5%	22.9%	12.5%	1,626.7%
2016-2017	-2.7%	27.0%	57.9%	1,100.0%
2017-2018	26.4%	19.0%	19.0%	28.0%
2018-2019	5.1%	7.0%	-2.2%	37.3%
Since 2014	23.9%	104.1%	113.3%	335.6%

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