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4.9% lower in Santa Cruz, California
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	99.8	100	1.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	101.9	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	103.1	97.1	100	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	91.9	100	14.7%
Pneumonia	117.4	101.1	100	13.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$23,516	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$15,604	$16,237	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$20,354	$22,499	14.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$16,994	$17,007	13.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	4.0%	3.1%	27.3%
2015-2016	8.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	17.0%	9.3%	57.9%	45.3%
2017-2018	14.8%	26.1%	19.0%	76.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	128.6%
Since 2014	47.4%	45.0%	113.3%	5.1%

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