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13.1% lower in Silver City, New Mexico
than in Santa Maria, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Maria, CA	Silver City, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	74.3	100	23.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Maria, CA	Silver City, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	94.8	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	94	86.4	100	8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	95.3	100	1.4%
Pneumonia	93.5	89.6	100	4.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Maria, CA	Silver City, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$21,875	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$13,877	$16,237	8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$21,106	$22,499	1.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$15,075	$17,007	4.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Maria, CA	Silver City, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-12.4%	3.1%	410.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	7.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	28.8%	57.9%	209.7%
2017-2018	26.1%	51.6%	19.0%	97.7%
2018-2019	1.2%	-11.8%	-2.2%	1,083.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	61.5%	113.3%	36.7%

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