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20.8% higher in Brownwood, Texas
than in Bakersfield, California

Insurance cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Brownwood, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	113.1	100	37.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Brownwood, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	98.4	100	5.3%
Heart Failure	101.8	91.9	100	9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	109.3	100	33.3%
Pneumonia	100.2	101.5	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bakersfield, CA	Brownwood, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$22,700	$23,281	5.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$14,762	$16,237	9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$24,188	$22,499	33.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$17,072	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bakersfield, CA	Brownwood, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	3.2%	3.1%	20.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	19.0%	57.9%	104.3%
2017-2018	26.1%	35.6%	19.0%	36.4%
2018-2019	1.2%	2.3%	-2.2%	91.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	79.0%	113.3%	75.6%

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