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Health
5.4% lower in Ridgecrest, California
than in Columbus, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Columbus, GA	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	85.4	82	100	4.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbus, GA	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101	103.9	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	99	101.8	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	82	100	19.1%
Pneumonia	111	100.2	100	9.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbus, GA	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,310	$23,971	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,908	$16,360	$16,237	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,440	$18,143	$22,499	19.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,667	$16,856	$17,007	9.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbus, GA	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	4.0%	3.1%	158.0%
2015-2016	5.9%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	17.1%	9.3%	57.9%	45.6%
2017-2018	43.8%	26.1%	19.0%	40.4%
2018-2019	0.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	50.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	45.0%	113.3%	33.2%

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