Bakersfield, California vs. Lexington, Kentucky

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Health
  1.1% higher in Lexington, Kentucky
than in Bakersfield, California
   Insurance cost
Bakersfield, CALexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium8277.4100  5.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bakersfield, CALexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.9104100  0.1%
Heart Failure101.8109.5100  7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement8294.2100  14.9%
Pneumonia100.2107.7100  7.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bakersfield, CALexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,971$24,002$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$17,589$16,237  7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,143$20,863$22,499  15.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,856$18,106$17,007  7.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bakersfield, CALexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%7.7%3.1%  92.5%
2015-20160.0%-1.9%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%10.7%57.9%  15.1%
2017-201826.1%46.0%19.0%  76.2%
2018-20191.2%9.0%-2.2%  650.0%
Since 201445.0%86.2%113.3%  91.6%
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