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15.0% higher in Lake Forest, California
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Lake Forest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	82.5	100	33.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Lake Forest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	104.4	100	1.5%
Heart Failure	101.2	112.3	100	11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	108.9	100	1.4%
Pneumonia	102	117.1	100	14.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Lake Forest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$24,093	$23,281	1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$18,038	$16,237	10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$24,108	$22,499	1.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$19,691	$17,007	14.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Lake Forest, 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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