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Health
21.7% lower in Las Vegas, New Mexico
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Las Vegas, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	74.3	100	33.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Las Vegas, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	94.8	100	10.1%
Heart Failure	96.1	87.5	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	95.2	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	94.8	85.4	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Las Vegas, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$21,875	$23,281	10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$14,054	$16,237	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$21,086	$22,499	6.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$14,368	$17,007	9.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Las Vegas, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-12.4%	3.1%	410.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	7.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	28.8%	57.9%	209.7%
2017-2018	26.1%	51.6%	19.0%	97.7%
2018-2019	1.2%	-11.8%	-2.2%	1,083.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	61.5%	113.3%	36.7%

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