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Health
5.5% higher in Salt Lake City, Utah
than in Santa Barbara, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Salt Lake City, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	97.1	100	0.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Salt Lake City, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	102.6	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	94	107.6	100	14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	108	100	14.9%
Pneumonia	93.5	105.5	100	12.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Salt Lake City, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$23,678	$23,281	5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$17,285	$16,237	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$23,920	$22,499	15.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$17,739	$17,007	12.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Salt Lake City, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	2.3%	3.1%	42.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	15.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	18.8%	57.9%	102.2%
2017-2018	26.1%	78.0%	19.0%	198.9%
2018-2019	1.2%	-1.5%	-2.2%	225.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	146.4%	113.3%	225.3%

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