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4.7% lower in Mercer Island, Washington
than in Whittier, California

Insurance cost

	Whittier, CA	Mercer Island, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	68.3	72.9	100	6.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Whittier, CA	Mercer Island, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	98.6	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	112.1	98.3	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.8	94.2	100	14.2%
Pneumonia	122.9	101.6	100	17.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Whittier, CA	Mercer Island, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,099	$22,748	$23,281	5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,006	$15,802	$16,237	12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,306	$20,849	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,674	$17,076	$17,007	17.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Whittier, CA	Mercer Island, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	547.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	117.2%
2017-2018	26.1%	38.3%	19.0%	46.7%
2018-2019	1.2%	13.4%	-2.2%	1,016.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	33.7%	113.3%	25.1%

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