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7.0% lower in Balch Springs, Texas
than in Modesto, California

Insurance cost

	Modesto, CA	Balch Springs, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.1	80.2	100	21.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Modesto, CA	Balch Springs, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	101.5	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	98.4	109.4	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	112	100	13.6%
Pneumonia	96.4	109.9	100	14.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Modesto, CA	Balch Springs, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,108	$23,412	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,807	$17,580	$16,237	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,823	$24,788	$22,499	13.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,202	$18,486	$17,007	14.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Modesto, CA	Balch Springs, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	3.2%	3.1%	20.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	19.0%	57.9%	104.3%
2017-2018	26.1%	35.6%	19.0%	36.4%
2018-2019	1.2%	2.3%	-2.2%	91.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	79.0%	113.3%	75.6%

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