St. Louis, Missouri vs. Palo Alto, California

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Health
  13.3% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.897.3100  20.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.8102.7100  3.9%
Heart Failure107101.9100  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement84.7105.1100  24.1%
Pneumonia106.1104.3100  1.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$23,705$23,281  4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$16,366$16,237  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$23,270$22,499  24.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$17,545$17,007  1.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%4.0%3.1%  500.0%
2015-201610.6%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201718.5%9.3%57.9%  49.7%
2017-201842.2%26.1%19.0%  38.2%
2018-2019-5.7%1.2%-2.2%  121.1%
Since 201473.9%45.0%113.3%  39.1%
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