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Health
39.5% higher in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
than in Whidbey Island Station, Washington

Insurance cost

	Whidbey Island Station, WA	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	156.2	100	57.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Whidbey Island Station, WA	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	87	102.6	100	17.9%
Heart Failure	85.6	99.8	100	16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	96	100	12.5%
Pneumonia	80.1	107.7	100	34.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Whidbey Island Station, WA	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,072	$23,675	$23,281	18.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,751	$16,036	$16,237	16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,886	$21,262	$22,499	12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,468	$18,107	$17,007	34.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Whidbey Island Station, WA	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	4.0%	3.1%	122.3%
2015-2016	5.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	-1.6%	9.3%	57.9%	681.3%
2017-2018	38.3%	26.1%	19.0%	31.9%
2018-2019	13.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	91.0%
Since 2014	33.7%	45.0%	113.3%	33.5%

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