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36.4% higher in Monterey, California
than in Boulder, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Boulder, CO	Monterey, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.4	156.2	100	74.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boulder, CO	Monterey, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103	102.6	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	105	99.8	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	96	100	3.9%
Pneumonia	97.6	107.7	100	10.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boulder, CO	Monterey, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,766	$23,675	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,867	$16,036	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,456	$21,262	$22,499	3.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,404	$18,107	$17,007	10.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boulder, CO	Monterey, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	4.0%	3.1%	66.7%
2015-2016	-0.3%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	9.3%	57.9%	36.7%
2017-2018	33.5%	26.1%	19.0%	22.1%
2018-2019	3.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	68.4%
Since 2014	77.5%	45.0%	113.3%	41.9%

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