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5.6% lower in La Mesa, California
than in Watkins, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Watkins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.3	75.8	100	10.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Watkins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	101.3	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	98.6	104.9	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.7	98.7	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	103.2	107.7	100	4.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Watkins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,385	$23,382	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,850	$16,851	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,517	$21,845	$22,499	10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,356	$18,114	$17,007	4.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Watkins, CO	La Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	4.0%	3.1%	66.7%
2015-2016	-0.3%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	9.3%	57.9%	36.7%
2017-2018	33.5%	26.1%	19.0%	22.1%
2018-2019	3.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	68.4%
Since 2014	77.5%	45.0%	113.3%	41.9%

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