Novato, California vs. Wichita, Kansas

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Health
  0.1% higher in Wichita, Kansas
than in Novato, California
   Insurance cost
Novato, CAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.7101.5100  5.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Novato, CAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.8103.7100  13.0%
Heart Failure101104.6100  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement98.398.6100  0.3%
Pneumonia96.9106.8100  10.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Novato, CAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,192$23,924$23,281  12.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,227$16,806$16,237  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,754$21,823$22,499  0.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,301$17,958$17,007  10.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Novato, CAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-4.6%3.1%  215.0%
2015-20160.0%15.8%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%42.4%57.9%  355.9%
2017-201826.1%37.8%19.0%  44.8%
2018-20191.2%6.6%-2.2%  450.0%
Since 201445.0%131.0%113.3%  191.1%
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