Paradise, California vs. Waycross, Georgia

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Health
  17.8% higher in Waycross, Georgia
than in Paradise, California
   Insurance cost
Paradise, CAWaycross, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium123.6150.1100  21.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Paradise, CAWaycross, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98108.5100  10.7%
Heart Failure94.2110.6100  17.4%
Hip Knee Replacement91105.6100  16.0%
Pneumonia96103.4100  7.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Paradise, CAWaycross, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,624$25,028$23,281  10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,143$17,770$16,237  17.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,147$23,386$22,499  16.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,145$17,386$17,007  7.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Paradise, CAWaycross, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-6.9%3.1%  272.5%
2015-20160.0%5.9%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%17.1%57.9%  83.9%
2017-201826.1%43.8%19.0%  67.8%
2018-20191.2%0.8%-2.2%  33.3%
Since 201445.0%67.4%113.3%  49.8%
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