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Health
13.6% higher in Paradise, Montana
than in Bakersfield, California

Insurance cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Paradise, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	110.2	100	34.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bakersfield, CA	Paradise, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	98.1	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	101.8	97.6	100	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	89.8	100	9.5%
Pneumonia	100.2	75.6	100	24.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bakersfield, CA	Paradise, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$22,642	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,688	$16,237	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$19,877	$22,499	9.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$12,716	$17,007	24.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bakersfield, CA	Paradise, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-5.5%	3.1%	237.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	34.7%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	44.4%	57.9%	377.4%
2017-2018	26.1%	12.9%	19.0%	50.6%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	121.7%	113.3%	170.4%

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