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8.0% lower in Ridgecrest, California
than in Augusta, Maine

Insurance cost

	Augusta, ME	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	82	100	16.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Augusta, ME	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	103.9	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	95.8	101.8	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	82	100	9.5%
Pneumonia	95.6	100.2	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Augusta, ME	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$23,971	$23,281	4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$16,360	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$18,143	$22,499	9.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$16,856	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Augusta, ME	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	4.0%	3.1%	433.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	9.3%	57.9%	37.6%
2017-2018	52.7%	26.1%	19.0%	50.5%
2018-2019	-7.5%	1.2%	-2.2%	116.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	45.0%	113.3%	33.2%

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