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11.4% higher in Santa Cruz, California
than in Princeton, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Princeton, NJ	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	99.8	100	49.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Princeton, NJ	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	112	101.9	100	9.0%
Heart Failure	114.3	97.1	100	15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.3	91.9	100	12.7%
Pneumonia	113	101.1	100	10.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Princeton, NJ	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,837	$23,516	$23,281	9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,372	$15,604	$16,237	15.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,302	$20,354	$22,499	12.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,007	$16,994	$17,007	10.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Princeton, NJ	Santa Cruz, 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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