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0.1% lower in Linden, New Jersey
than in Bakersfield, California

Insurance cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Linden, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	66.8	100	18.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Linden, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	115.7	100	11.4%
Heart Failure	101.8	119.2	100	17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	92.4	100	12.7%
Pneumonia	100.2	127.8	100	27.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bakersfield, CA	Linden, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$26,690	$23,281	11.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$19,158	$16,237	17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$20,467	$22,499	12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$21,491	$17,007	27.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bakersfield, CA	Linden, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	155.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	4.8%	57.9%	48.4%
2017-2018	26.1%	18.7%	19.0%	28.4%
2018-2019	1.2%	-14.8%	-2.2%	1,333.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	9.0%	113.3%	80.0%

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