Great Bend, Kansas vs. Santa Cruz, California

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Health
  8.6% lower in Santa Cruz, California
than in Great Bend, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Great Bend, KSSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.999.8100  11.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Great Bend, KSSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6101.9100  0.7%
Heart Failure109.197.1100  11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement10091.9100  8.1%
Pneumonia104.2101.1100  3.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Great Bend, KSSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,685$23,516$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,531$15,604$16,237  11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,147$20,354$22,499  8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,516$16,994$17,007  3.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Great Bend, KSSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%4.0%3.1%  187.0%
2015-201615.8%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201742.4%9.3%57.9%  78.1%
2017-201837.8%26.1%19.0%  31.0%
2018-20196.6%1.2%-2.2%  81.8%
Since 2014131.0%45.0%113.3%  65.6%
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