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12.8% higher in Bowling Green, Virginia
than in Bakersfield, California

Insurance cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Bowling Green, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	99.6	100	21.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Bowling Green, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	99.5	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	101.8	102.9	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	99.5	100	21.3%
Pneumonia	100.2	103.6	100	3.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bakersfield, CA	Bowling Green, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$22,965	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$16,541	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$22,034	$22,499	21.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$17,426	$17,007	3.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bakersfield, CA	Bowling Green, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	3.3%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	3.9%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	10.3%	57.9%	10.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	66.1%	19.0%	153.3%
2018-2019	1.2%	3.7%	-2.2%	208.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	104.0%	113.3%	131.1%

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