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8.5% lower in South Bend, Indiana
than in Worcester, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Worcester, MA	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	59.9	100	9.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Worcester, MA	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.8	92.5	100	10.9%
Heart Failure	106.1	96.2	100	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.1	104.8	100	8.2%
Pneumonia	102	100.7	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Worcester, MA	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,950	$21,349	$23,281	10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,055	$15,460	$16,237	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,254	$23,192	$22,499	8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$16,932	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Worcester, MA	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	-1.5%	3.1%	42.3%
2015-2016	-1.5%	-12.7%	12.5%	746.7%
2016-2017	-2.7%	-1.4%	57.9%	48.1%
2017-2018	26.4%	21.9%	19.0%	17.0%
2018-2019	5.1%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	23.9%	3.4%	113.3%	85.8%

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