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7.7% lower in La Mesa, California
than in Fort Collins, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Fort Collins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.5	75.8	100	23.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Collins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.3	101.3	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	98.3	104.9	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.4	98.7	100	10.4%
Pneumonia	98	107.7	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Collins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,999	$23,382	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,797	$16,851	$16,237	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,795	$21,845	$22,499	10.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,472	$18,114	$17,007	10.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Collins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	4.0%	3.1%	66.7%
2015-2016	-0.3%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	9.3%	57.9%	36.7%
2017-2018	33.5%	26.1%	19.0%	22.1%
2018-2019	3.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	68.4%
Since 2014	77.5%	45.0%	113.3%	41.9%

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