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Health
8.3% higher in Merced, California
than in Normal, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Normal, IL	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104.2	111.5	100	7.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Normal, IL	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.1	105.5	100	17.1%
Heart Failure	93.5	96.1	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.8	101.7	100	13.3%
Pneumonia	98.8	94.8	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Normal, IL	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,798	$24,334	$23,281	17.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,018	$15,441	$16,237	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,876	$22,519	$22,499	13.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,608	$15,935	$17,007	4.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Normal, IL	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.0%	3.1%	29.0%
2015-2016	9.0%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	38.0%	9.3%	57.9%	75.5%
2017-2018	38.1%	26.1%	19.0%	31.5%
2018-2019	-1.6%	1.2%	-2.2%	175.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	45.0%	113.3%	59.3%

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