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14.5% lower in Santa Cruz, California
than in Iowa City, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Iowa City, IA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	140.7	99.8	100	29.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Iowa City, IA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.7	101.9	100	13.6%
Heart Failure	97.9	97.1	100	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	82.9	91.9	100	10.9%
Pneumonia	98.9	101.1	100	2.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Iowa City, IA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,690	$23,516	$23,281	13.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,735	$15,604	$16,237	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,358	$20,354	$22,499	10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,623	$16,994	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Iowa City, IA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.0%	3.1%	14.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	9.3%	57.9%	64.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	26.1%	19.0%	70.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	1.2%	-2.2%	82.6%
Since 2014	201.2%	45.0%	113.3%	77.6%

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