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24.5% lower in Big Bear City, California
than in Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ	Big Bear City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.9	72.2	100	45.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ	Big Bear City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	112.1	97.8	100	12.8%
Heart Failure	91.9	102.6	100	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.3	101.3	100	7.4%
Pneumonia	85.5	109.1	100	27.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ	Big Bear City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,856	$22,558	$23,281	12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,772	$16,480	$16,237	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,878	$22,426	$22,499	7.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,373	$18,348	$17,007	27.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ	Big Bear City, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	4.0%	3.1%	233.3%
2015-2016	21.9%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	115.5%	9.3%	57.9%	91.9%
2017-2018	0.2%	26.1%	19.0%	12,950.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	1.2%	-2.2%	113.8%
Since 2014	133.2%	45.0%	113.3%	66.2%

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