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1.9% lower in Bakersfield, California
than in Piscataway, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Piscataway, NJ	Bakersfield, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	82	100	22.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Piscataway, NJ	Bakersfield, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	114.4	103.9	100	9.2%
Heart Failure	114.7	101.8	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	82	100	29.6%
Pneumonia	108.3	100.2	100	7.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Piscataway, NJ	Bakersfield, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,403	$23,971	$23,281	9.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,426	$16,360	$16,237	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,783	$18,143	$22,499	29.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,209	$16,856	$17,007	7.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Piscataway, NJ	Bakersfield, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	4.0%	3.1%	281.8%
2015-2016	5.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	4.8%	9.3%	57.9%	93.8%
2017-2018	18.7%	26.1%	19.0%	39.6%
2018-2019	-14.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	108.1%
Since 2014	9.0%	45.0%	113.3%	400.0%

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