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30.1% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Tehachapi, California

Insurance cost

	Tehachapi, CA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82	140.7	100	71.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Tehachapi, CA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	89.7	100	13.7%
Heart Failure	101.8	97.9	100	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	82	82.9	100	1.1%
Pneumonia	100.2	98.9	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Tehachapi, CA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,971	$20,690	$23,281	13.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,735	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,143	$18,358	$22,499	1.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,856	$16,623	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Tehachapi, CA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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