Palmdale, California vs. Waco, Texas

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Health
  2.5% higher in Waco, Texas
than in Palmdale, California
   Insurance cost
Palmdale, CAWaco, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium68.380.8100  18.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palmdale, CAWaco, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.4100.9100  3.4%
Heart Failure112.198100  12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement109.8104.6100  4.7%
Pneumonia122.9105.4100  14.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palmdale, CAWaco, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,099$23,293$23,281  3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,006$15,752$16,237  12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,306$23,167$22,499  4.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,674$17,730$17,007  14.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palmdale, CAWaco, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%3.2%3.1%  20.0%
2015-20160.0%5.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%19.0%57.9%  104.3%
2017-201826.1%35.6%19.0%  36.4%
2018-20191.2%2.3%-2.2%  91.7%
Since 201445.0%79.0%113.3%  75.6%
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