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Rancho Santa Margarita, California vs. West Jefferson, North Carolina

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Health
  16.4% higher in West Jefferson, North Carolina
than in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
   Insurance cost
Rancho Santa Margarita, CAWest Jefferson, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82.5132.8100  61.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Rancho Santa Margarita, CAWest Jefferson, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.486.4100  17.2%
Heart Failure112.389.7100  20.1%
Hip Knee Replacement108.9100.4100  7.8%
Pneumonia117.178.8100  32.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Rancho Santa Margarita, CAWest Jefferson, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,093$19,933$23,281  17.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,038$14,417$16,237  20.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,108$22,225$22,499  7.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,691$13,243$17,007  32.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Rancho Santa Margarita, CAWest Jefferson, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%6.0%3.1%  50.0%
2015-20160.0%23.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%39.6%57.9%  325.8%
2017-201826.1%15.5%19.0%  40.6%
2018-20191.2%-1.4%-2.2%  216.7%
Since 201445.0%107.4%113.3%  138.7%
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