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26.4% lower in La Mesa, California
than in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Cedar Falls, IA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	75.8	100	45.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Cedar Falls, IA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	101.3	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	105.1	104.9	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	98.7	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	101	107.7	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Cedar Falls, IA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$23,382	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$16,851	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$21,845	$22,499	1.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$18,114	$17,007	6.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Cedar Falls, IA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.0%	3.1%	14.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	9.3%	57.9%	64.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	26.1%	19.0%	70.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	1.2%	-2.2%	82.6%
Since 2014	201.2%	45.0%	113.3%	77.6%

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