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Health
6.7% lower in Grand Rapids, Michigan
than in Lancaster, California

Insurance cost

	Lancaster, CA	Grand Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	68.3	72	100	5.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lancaster, CA	Grand Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	94.6	100	9.4%
Heart Failure	112.1	99	100	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.8	90.4	100	17.7%
Pneumonia	122.9	99.8	100	18.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lancaster, CA	Grand Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,099	$21,840	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,006	$15,913	$16,237	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,306	$20,015	$22,499	17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,674	$16,784	$17,007	18.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lancaster, CA	Grand Rapids, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	0.4%	3.1%	90.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	2.0%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	6.9%	57.9%	25.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	37.1%	19.0%	42.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	58.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	50.8%	113.3%	12.9%

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