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Bakersfield, California vs. Charles Town, West Virginia

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Health
  22.0% higher in Charles Town, West Virginia
than in Bakersfield, California
   Insurance cost
Bakersfield, CACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82117.1100  42.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bakersfield, CACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.998.8100  4.9%
Heart Failure101.8101.5100  0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement82104100  26.8%
Pneumonia100.290.3100  9.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bakersfield, CACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,971$22,789$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$16,306$16,237  0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,143$23,021$22,499  26.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,856$15,183$17,007  9.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bakersfield, CACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%2.8%3.1%  30.0%
2015-20160.0%24.2%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%31.5%57.9%  238.7%
2017-201826.1%15.5%19.0%  40.6%
2018-20191.2%9.4%-2.2%  683.3%
Since 201445.0%112.1%113.3%  149.1%
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