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Health
0.9% lower in Santa Cruz, California
than in Manhattan, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Manhattan, KS	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.5	99.8	100	1.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Manhattan, KS	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.1	101.9	100	11.9%
Heart Failure	109.4	97.1	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.3	91.9	100	4.6%
Pneumonia	101.5	101.1	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Manhattan, KS	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,033	$23,516	$23,281	11.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,584	$15,604	$16,237	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,329	$20,354	$22,499	4.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,067	$16,994	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Manhattan, KS	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.0%	3.1%	187.0%
2015-2016	15.8%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	42.4%	9.3%	57.9%	78.1%
2017-2018	37.8%	26.1%	19.0%	31.0%
2018-2019	6.6%	1.2%	-2.2%	81.8%
Since 2014	131.0%	45.0%	113.3%	65.6%

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