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Health
1.5% lower in Salem, Oregon
than in Worcester, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Worcester, MA	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	79.5	100	20.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Worcester, MA	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.8	94.8	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	106.1	99.4	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.1	81.7	100	28.4%
Pneumonia	102	93.7	100	8.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Worcester, MA	Salem, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,950	$21,880	$23,281	8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,055	$15,968	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,254	$18,095	$22,499	28.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$15,759	$17,007	8.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Worcester, MA	Salem, 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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