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Health
9.8% higher in Santa Maria, California
than in Alma, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Alma, AR	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.7	97.3	100	33.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alma, AR	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	97	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	100.5	94	100	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.4	94	100	14.1%
Pneumonia	89.5	93.5	100	4.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alma, AR	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,603	$22,384	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,141	$15,107	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,227	$20,809	$22,499	14.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,052	$15,730	$17,007	4.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alma, AR	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	4.0%	3.1%	229.0%
2015-2016	4.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	-5.7%	9.3%	57.9%	263.2%
2017-2018	29.5%	26.1%	19.0%	11.5%
2018-2019	3.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	68.4%
Since 2014	28.6%	45.0%	113.3%	57.3%

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