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Health
7.3% higher in Gunnison, Colorado
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Gunnison, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	132.1	100	18.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Gunnison, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	97.8	100	7.3%
Heart Failure	96.1	91.7	100	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	93.9	100	7.7%
Pneumonia	94.8	99.2	100	4.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Gunnison, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$22,566	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$14,734	$16,237	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$20,783	$22,499	7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$16,674	$17,007	4.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Gunnison, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	12.0%	3.1%	200.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	-0.3%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	14.7%	57.9%	58.1%
2017-2018	26.1%	33.5%	19.0%	28.4%
2018-2019	1.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	216.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	77.5%	113.3%	72.2%

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