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5.6% lower in Arcata, California
than in Columbia borough, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Columbia borough, PA	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	116.3	123.6	100	6.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia borough, PA	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	111.9	83.7	100	25.2%
Heart Failure	108	93.3	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.5	82.2	100	19.8%
Pneumonia	99.6	93.7	100	5.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia borough, PA	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,813	$19,320	$23,281	25.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,352	$14,995	$16,237	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,688	$18,201	$22,499	19.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,754	$15,754	$17,007	6.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia borough, PA	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	4.0%	3.1%	335.3%
2015-2016	10.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	9.3%	57.9%	82.2%
2017-2018	45.2%	26.1%	19.0%	42.3%
2018-2019	-15.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	107.6%
Since 2014	102.5%	45.0%	113.3%	56.1%

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