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Health
30.2% higher in Big Bend, California
than in Salem, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Salem, OR	Big Bend, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.5	123.6	100	55.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, OR	Big Bend, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	103.9	100	9.6%
Heart Failure	99.4	97.6	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.7	92.4	100	13.1%
Pneumonia	93.7	101.3	100	8.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, OR	Big Bend, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,880	$23,966	$23,281	9.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,968	$15,683	$16,237	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,095	$20,455	$22,499	13.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,759	$17,035	$17,007	8.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, OR	Big Bend, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	4.0%	3.1%	42.9%
2015-2016	22.9%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	27.0%	9.3%	57.9%	65.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	26.1%	19.0%	37.4%
2018-2019	7.0%	1.2%	-2.2%	82.9%
Since 2014	104.1%	45.0%	113.3%	56.8%

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