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Health
7.5% lower in Lancaster, California
than in Columbus, Montana

Insurance cost

	Columbus, MT	Lancaster, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.2	68.3	100	31.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbus, MT	Lancaster, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.6	104.4	100	8.1%
Heart Failure	95.4	112.1	100	17.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	109.8	100	22.7%
Pneumonia	91.4	122.9	100	34.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbus, MT	Lancaster, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,291	$24,099	$23,281	8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,330	$18,006	$16,237	17.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,821	$24,306	$22,499	22.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,362	$20,674	$17,007	34.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbus, MT	Lancaster, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	4.0%	3.1%	172.7%
2015-2016	34.7%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	44.4%	9.3%	57.9%	79.1%
2017-2018	12.9%	26.1%	19.0%	102.3%
2018-2019	6.9%	1.2%	-2.2%	82.6%
Since 2014	121.7%	45.0%	113.3%	63.0%

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