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27.4% lower in California City, California
than in Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Carolina Beach, NC	California City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	147.2	82	100	44.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Carolina Beach, NC	California City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.7	103.9	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	97.3	101.8	100	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	82	100	14.2%
Pneumonia	96.7	100.2	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Carolina Beach, NC	California City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,995	$23,971	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,634	$16,360	$16,237	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,174	$18,143	$22,499	14.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,267	$16,856	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Carolina Beach, NC	California City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.0%	3.1%	33.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	9.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.1%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	185.7%
Since 2014	107.4%	45.0%	113.3%	58.1%

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