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12.4% lower in Santa Monica, California
than in Wichita, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Wichita, KS	Santa Monica, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.5	68.3	100	32.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wichita, KS	Santa Monica, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.7	104.4	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	104.6	112.1	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	109.8	100	11.4%
Pneumonia	106.8	122.9	100	15.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wichita, KS	Santa Monica, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,924	$24,099	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,806	$18,006	$16,237	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,823	$24,306	$22,499	11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,958	$20,674	$17,007	15.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wichita, KS	Santa Monica, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.0%	3.1%	187.0%
2015-2016	15.8%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	42.4%	9.3%	57.9%	78.1%
2017-2018	37.8%	26.1%	19.0%	31.0%
2018-2019	6.6%	1.2%	-2.2%	81.8%
Since 2014	131.0%	45.0%	113.3%	65.6%

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