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Lancaster, Pennsylvania vs. Merced, California

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Health
  4.5% lower in Merced, California
than in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Lancaster, PAMerced, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium116.3111.5100  4.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lancaster, PAMerced, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack111.9105.5100  5.7%
Heart Failure10896.1100  11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement102.5101.7100  0.8%
Pneumonia99.694.8100  4.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lancaster, PAMerced, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,813$24,334$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,352$15,441$16,237  11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,688$22,519$22,499  0.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,754$15,935$17,007  4.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lancaster, PAMerced, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.0%3.1%  335.3%
2015-201610.6%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201752.3%9.3%57.9%  82.2%
2017-201845.2%26.1%19.0%  42.3%
2018-2019-15.8%1.2%-2.2%  107.6%
Since 2014102.5%45.0%113.3%  56.1%
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