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15.3% lower in Birmingham, Michigan
than in Santa Barbara, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Birmingham, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	62.4	100	35.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Birmingham, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	98.3	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	94	103.2	100	9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	99.2	100	5.5%
Pneumonia	93.5	104.5	100	11.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Birmingham, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$22,673	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$16,576	$16,237	9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$21,958	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$17,576	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Birmingham, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	0.4%	3.1%	90.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	2.0%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	6.9%	57.9%	25.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	37.1%	19.0%	42.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	58.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	50.8%	113.3%	12.9%

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