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Santa Barbara, California vs. Cambridge, Massachusetts

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  13.2% lower in Cambridge, Massachusetts
than in Santa Barbara, California
   Insurance cost
Santa Barbara, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.363.3100  34.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Santa Barbara, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97102.6100  5.8%
Heart Failure94103100  9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement94106.3100  13.1%
Pneumonia93.5100.7100  7.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Santa Barbara, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,384$23,684$23,281  5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,107$16,555$16,237  9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,809$23,539$22,499  13.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,730$16,933$17,007  7.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Santa Barbara, CACambridge, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-2.6%3.1%  165.0%
2015-20160.0%-1.5%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%-2.7%57.9%  129.0%
2017-201826.1%26.4%19.0%  1.1%
2018-20191.2%5.1%-2.2%  325.0%
Since 201445.0%23.9%113.3%  46.9%
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