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2.6% lower in Shelton, Connecticut
than in Ferndale, California

Insurance cost

	Ferndale, CA	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	123.6	99.8	100	19.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ferndale, CA	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	83.7	101.1	100	20.8%
Heart Failure	93.3	105.7	100	13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	82.2	107.7	100	31.0%
Pneumonia	93.7	105.3	100	12.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ferndale, CA	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,320	$23,326	$23,281	20.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,995	$16,979	$16,237	13.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,201	$23,854	$22,499	31.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,754	$17,714	$17,007	12.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ferndale, CA	Shelton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	155.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	NaN%
2016-2017	9.3%	17.3%	57.9%	86.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	31.6%	19.0%	21.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	-12.8%	-2.2%	1,166.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	31.6%	113.3%	29.8%

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