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Health
2.7% higher in Ridgecrest, California
than in Fairmont, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Fairmont, MN	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	82	100	11.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairmont, MN	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.3	103.9	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	92.1	101.8	100	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.9	82	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	99.8	100.2	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairmont, MN	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,836	$23,971	$23,281	0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,806	$16,360	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,885	$18,143	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,789	$16,856	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairmont, MN	Ridgecrest, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.0%	3.1%	90.5%
2015-2016	0.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	9.3%	57.9%	84.1%
2017-2018	-6.6%	26.1%	19.0%	495.5%
2018-2019	-15.3%	1.2%	-2.2%	107.8%
Since 2014	79.1%	45.0%	113.3%	43.1%

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