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Health
8.5% higher in Mount Shasta, California
than in Santa Cruz, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Cruz, CA	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	123.6	100	23.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Cruz, CA	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.9	95.6	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	97.1	95.5	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.9	86.3	100	6.1%
Pneumonia	101.1	84.7	100	16.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Cruz, CA	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,516	$22,067	$23,281	6.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,604	$15,343	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,354	$19,105	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,994	$14,250	$17,007	16.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Cruz, CA	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	NaN%
2016-2017	9.3%	9.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	26.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	1.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	45.0%	113.3%	0.0%

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