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5.7% higher in Red Oak, North Carolina
than in Santa Cruz, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Cruz, CA	Red Oak, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	107.9	100	8.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Cruz, CA	Red Oak, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.9	99.7	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	97.1	96.4	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.9	102.3	100	11.3%
Pneumonia	101.1	104.3	100	3.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Cruz, CA	Red Oak, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,516	$23,001	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,604	$15,492	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,354	$22,645	$22,499	11.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,994	$17,540	$17,007	3.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Cruz, CA	Red Oak, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	6.0%	3.1%	50.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	23.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	39.6%	57.9%	325.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	15.5%	19.0%	40.6%
2018-2019	1.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	216.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	107.4%	113.3%	138.7%

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