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14.0% higher in Modesto, California
than in Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Modesto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	102.1	100	52.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Modesto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	115.7	104.5	100	9.7%
Heart Failure	119.2	98.4	100	17.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	98.6	100	6.7%
Pneumonia	127.8	96.4	100	24.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Modesto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,690	$24,108	$23,281	9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,158	$15,807	$16,237	17.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,467	$21,823	$22,499	6.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$21,491	$16,202	$17,007	24.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Modesto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	4.0%	3.1%	281.8%
2015-2016	5.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	4.8%	9.3%	57.9%	93.8%
2017-2018	18.7%	26.1%	19.0%	39.6%
2018-2019	-14.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	108.1%
Since 2014	9.0%	45.0%	113.3%	400.0%

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