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Health
1.7% lower in Merced, California
than in Great Bend, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Great Bend, KS	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	111.5	100	1.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Great Bend, KS	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	105.5	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	109.1	96.1	100	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	100	101.7	100	1.7%
Pneumonia	104.2	94.8	100	9.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Great Bend, KS	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,685	$24,334	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,531	$15,441	$16,237	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,147	$22,519	$22,499	1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,516	$15,935	$17,007	9.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Great Bend, KS	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.0%	3.1%	187.0%
2015-2016	15.8%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	42.4%	9.3%	57.9%	78.1%
2017-2018	37.8%	26.1%	19.0%	31.0%
2018-2019	6.6%	1.2%	-2.2%	81.8%
Since 2014	131.0%	45.0%	113.3%	65.6%

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