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19.2% lower in Bloomington, Indiana
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Bloomington, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	70.8	100	36.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Bloomington, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	105.7	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	96.1	102.5	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	95.3	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	94.8	99.7	100	5.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Bloomington, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$24,394	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$16,464	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$21,090	$22,499	6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$16,772	$17,007	5.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Bloomington, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-1.5%	3.1%	137.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	-12.7%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.4%	57.9%	115.1%
2017-2018	26.1%	21.9%	19.0%	16.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	3.4%	113.3%	92.4%

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