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6.2% higher in Bullhead City, Arizona
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Bullhead City, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	131.9	100	18.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Bullhead City, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	100.4	100	4.8%
Heart Failure	96.1	95.1	100	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	85.7	100	15.7%
Pneumonia	94.8	94.6	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Bullhead City, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$23,170	$23,281	4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$15,278	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$18,982	$22,499	15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$15,901	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Bullhead City, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-3.0%	3.1%	175.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	21.9%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	115.5%	57.9%	1,141.9%
2017-2018	26.1%	0.2%	19.0%	99.2%
2018-2019	1.2%	-8.7%	-2.2%	825.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	133.2%	113.3%	196.0%

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