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Health
8.4% higher in El Cajon, California
than in Sterling Heights, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Sterling Heights, MI	El Cajon, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.4	75.8	100	21.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sterling Heights, MI	El Cajon, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.6	101.3	100	3.8%
Heart Failure	111	104.9	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	98.7	100	1.8%
Pneumonia	110.9	107.7	100	2.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sterling Heights, MI	El Cajon, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,531	$23,382	$23,281	3.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,829	$16,851	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,467	$21,845	$22,499	1.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,655	$18,114	$17,007	2.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sterling Heights, MI	El Cajon, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	4.0%	3.1%	900.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	9.3%	57.9%	34.8%
2017-2018	37.1%	26.1%	19.0%	29.6%
2018-2019	0.5%	1.2%	-2.2%	140.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	45.0%	113.3%	11.4%

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