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Health
9.3% lower in La Mesa, California
than in Richmond, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Richmond, VA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	95.8	75.8	100	20.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Richmond, VA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.5	101.3	100	1.8%
Heart Failure	101	104.9	100	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.5	98.7	100	0.8%
Pneumonia	103.6	107.7	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Richmond, VA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,965	$23,382	$23,281	1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,227	$16,851	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,034	$21,845	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,426	$18,114	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Richmond, VA	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	4.0%	3.1%	21.2%
2015-2016	3.9%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	10.3%	9.3%	57.9%	9.7%
2017-2018	66.1%	26.1%	19.0%	60.5%
2018-2019	3.7%	1.2%	-2.2%	67.6%
Since 2014	104.0%	45.0%	113.3%	56.7%

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