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27.6% higher in Lafayette, Tennessee
than in Ridgecrest, California

Insurance cost

	Ridgecrest, CA	Lafayette, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	129.4	100	57.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ridgecrest, CA	Lafayette, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	99.6	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	101.8	93.5	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	100	100	22.0%
Pneumonia	100.2	90.4	100	9.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ridgecrest, CA	Lafayette, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$22,986	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,018	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$22,147	$22,499	22.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$15,207	$17,007	9.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ridgecrest, CA	Lafayette, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	18.3%	3.1%	357.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	23.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	64.5%	57.9%	593.5%
2017-2018	26.1%	57.4%	19.0%	119.9%
2018-2019	1.2%	-26.2%	-2.2%	2,283.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	178.2%	113.3%	296.0%

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