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Health
8.4% higher in Gardiner, Maine
than in Santee, California

Insurance cost

	Santee, CA	Gardiner, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.8	97.7	100	28.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santee, CA	Gardiner, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	99.3	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	104.9	95.8	100	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	90.6	100	8.2%
Pneumonia	107.7	95.6	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santee, CA	Gardiner, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,382	$22,919	$23,281	2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,851	$15,388	$16,237	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,845	$20,056	$22,499	8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,114	$16,068	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santee, CA	Gardiner, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-1.2%	3.1%	130.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	4.4%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	14.9%	57.9%	60.2%
2017-2018	26.1%	52.7%	19.0%	101.9%
2018-2019	1.2%	-7.5%	-2.2%	725.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	67.4%	113.3%	49.8%

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