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17.3% lower in Santa Maria, California
than in Wilmington, Delaware

Insurance cost

	Wilmington, DE	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	97.3	100	26.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilmington, DE	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	97	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	103.7	94	100	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	94	100	4.9%
Pneumonia	106.5	93.5	100	12.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilmington, DE	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,782	$22,384	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,660	$15,107	$16,237	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,870	$20,809	$22,499	4.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,908	$15,730	$17,007	12.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilmington, DE	Santa Maria, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.2%	4.0%	3.1%	4.8%
2015-2016	18.3%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	18.8%	9.3%	57.9%	50.5%
2017-2018	39.2%	26.1%	19.0%	33.4%
2018-2019	16.1%	1.2%	-2.2%	92.5%
Since 2014	136.7%	45.0%	113.3%	67.1%

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