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12.4% lower in Brookings, Oregon
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Brookings, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	90	100	19.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Brookings, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	94.9	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	96.1	105.4	100	9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	87.4	100	14.1%
Pneumonia	94.8	105.8	100	11.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Brookings, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$21,892	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$16,941	$16,237	9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$19,341	$22,499	14.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$17,796	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Brookings, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	2.8%	3.1%	30.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	22.9%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	27.0%	57.9%	190.3%
2017-2018	26.1%	19.0%	19.0%	27.2%
2018-2019	1.2%	7.0%	-2.2%	483.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	104.1%	113.3%	131.3%

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