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3.4% lower in Kensington, Maryland
than in Lake Forest, California

Insurance cost

	Lake Forest, CA	Kensington, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.5	80.4	100	2.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Forest, CA	Kensington, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	97.9	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	112.3	106.1	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.9	111.2	100	2.1%
Pneumonia	117.1	104.1	100	11.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Forest, CA	Kensington, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,093	$22,581	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,038	$17,050	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,108	$24,614	$22,499	2.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,691	$17,505	$17,007	11.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Forest, CA	Kensington, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	15.9%	3.1%	297.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	-0.4%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	25.2%	57.9%	171.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	53.1%	19.0%	103.4%
2018-2019	1.2%	-14.0%	-2.2%	1,266.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	90.5%	113.3%	101.1%

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