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Health
27.3% higher in Merced, California
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	111.5	100	80.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	105.5	100	2.5%
Heart Failure	101.2	96.1	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	101.7	100	7.9%
Pneumonia	102	94.8	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$24,334	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$15,441	$16,237	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$22,519	$22,499	7.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$15,935	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	4.0%	3.1%	253.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	9.3%	57.9%	444.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	26.1%	19.0%	1.1%
2018-2019	5.1%	1.2%	-2.2%	76.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	45.0%	113.3%	88.3%

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