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12.7% lower in Elk River, Minnesota
than in Carlsbad, California

Insurance cost

	Carlsbad, CA	Elk River, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.8	57.6	100	24.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Carlsbad, CA	Elk River, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	99.9	100	1.4%
Heart Failure	104.9	97.1	100	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	96.8	100	1.9%
Pneumonia	107.7	96.7	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Carlsbad, CA	Elk River, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,382	$23,046	$23,281	1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,851	$15,607	$16,237	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,845	$21,431	$22,499	1.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,114	$16,267	$17,007	10.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Carlsbad, CA	Elk River, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	42.3%	3.1%	957.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	0.4%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	58.5%	57.9%	529.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	-6.6%	19.0%	125.3%
2018-2019	1.2%	-15.3%	-2.2%	1,375.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	79.1%	113.3%	75.8%

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