Bakersfield, California vs. Fairfax, Iowa

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Health
  32.3% higher in Fairfax, Iowa
than in Bakersfield, California
   Insurance cost
Bakersfield, CAFairfax, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82139100  69.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bakersfield, CAFairfax, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.997.8100  5.9%
Heart Failure101.896.9100  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement8291100  11.0%
Pneumonia100.2101.8100  1.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bakersfield, CAFairfax, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,971$22,557$23,281  5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$15,570$16,237  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,143$20,157$22,499  11.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,856$17,124$17,007  1.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bakersfield, CAFairfax, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%4.7%3.1%  17.5%
2015-20160.0%13.2%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%26.3%57.9%  182.8%
2017-201826.1%88.1%19.0%  237.5%
2018-20191.2%6.9%-2.2%  475.0%
Since 201445.0%201.2%113.3%  347.1%
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