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6.5% lower in Santa Cruz, California
than in Ithaca, New York

Insurance cost

	Ithaca, NY	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	118	99.8	100	15.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ithaca, NY	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.1	101.9	100	7.2%
Heart Failure	88.1	97.1	100	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	91.9	100	3.5%
Pneumonia	90.7	101.1	100	11.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ithaca, NY	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,944	$23,516	$23,281	7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,152	$15,604	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,073	$20,354	$22,499	3.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,257	$16,994	$17,007	11.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ithaca, NY	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	4.0%	3.1%	63.0%
2015-2016	3.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	15.5%	9.3%	57.9%	40.0%
2017-2018	11.5%	26.1%	19.0%	127.0%
2018-2019	12.5%	1.2%	-2.2%	90.4%
Since 2014	65.9%	45.0%	113.3%	31.7%

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