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12.8% lower in Columbus, Indiana
than in Santa Barbara, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	67.2	100	30.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	106.7	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	94	100.8	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	91.9	100	2.2%
Pneumonia	93.5	104	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$24,620	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$16,203	$16,237	7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$20,348	$22,499	2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$17,482	$17,007	11.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-1.5%	3.1%	137.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	-12.7%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.4%	57.9%	115.1%
2017-2018	26.1%	21.9%	19.0%	16.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	3.4%	113.3%	92.4%

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