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12.8% lower in Tacoma, Washington
than in Santa Barbara, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Tacoma, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	73.3	100	24.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Tacoma, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	98.1	100	1.1%
Heart Failure	94	92.4	100	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	89.2	100	5.1%
Pneumonia	93.5	98.4	100	5.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Tacoma, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$22,637	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$14,844	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$19,749	$22,499	5.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$16,549	$17,007	5.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Tacoma, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	547.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	117.2%
2017-2018	26.1%	38.3%	19.0%	46.7%
2018-2019	1.2%	13.4%	-2.2%	1,016.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	33.7%	113.3%	25.1%

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