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19.7% higher in Merced, California
than in St. Louis, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Louis, MO	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.8	111.5	100	38.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Louis, MO	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.8	105.5	100	6.8%
Heart Failure	107	96.1	100	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.7	101.7	100	20.1%
Pneumonia	106.1	94.8	100	10.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Louis, MO	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,801	$24,334	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,199	$15,441	$16,237	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,758	$22,519	$22,499	20.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,843	$15,935	$17,007	10.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Louis, MO	Merced, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	4.0%	3.1%	500.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	18.5%	9.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	42.2%	26.1%	19.0%	38.2%
2018-2019	-5.7%	1.2%	-2.2%	121.1%
Since 2014	73.9%	45.0%	113.3%	39.1%

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