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5.6% lower in West Lafayette, Indiana
than in Bakersfield, California

Insurance cost

	Bakersfield, CA	West Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	66	100	19.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bakersfield, CA	West Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	95.7	100	7.9%
Heart Failure	101.8	101.9	100	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	105.6	100	28.8%
Pneumonia	100.2	104.8	100	4.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bakersfield, CA	West Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$22,073	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$16,378	$16,237	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$23,382	$22,499	28.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$17,628	$17,007	4.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bakersfield, CA	West Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-1.5%	3.1%	137.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	-12.7%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.4%	57.9%	115.1%
2017-2018	26.1%	21.9%	19.0%	16.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	3.4%	113.3%	92.4%

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