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4.8% lower in La Quinta, California
than in Columbia, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MD	La Quinta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	72.2	100	10.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MD	La Quinta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.4	104.2	100	3.9%
Heart Failure	99.5	105.2	100	5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	98.5	100	5.3%
Pneumonia	99.3	109.5	100	10.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MD	La Quinta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,017	$24,035	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,988	$16,911	$16,237	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,023	$21,804	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,698	$18,410	$17,007	10.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MD	La Quinta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	4.0%	3.1%	74.8%
2015-2016	-0.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	9.3%	57.9%	63.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	26.1%	19.0%	50.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	1.2%	-2.2%	108.6%
Since 2014	90.5%	45.0%	113.3%	50.3%

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