Stanford, California vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  17.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Stanford, California
   Insurance cost
Stanford, CABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.361.8100  36.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Stanford, CABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.7102.9100  0.2%
Heart Failure101.9101.2100  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement105.1110.4100  5.0%
Pneumonia104.3102100  2.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Stanford, CABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,705$23,736$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,366$16,264$16,237  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,270$24,442$22,499  5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,545$17,153$17,007  2.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Stanford, CABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-2.6%3.1%  165.0%
2015-20160.0%-1.5%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%-2.7%57.9%  129.0%
2017-201826.1%26.4%19.0%  1.1%
2018-20191.2%5.1%-2.2%  325.0%
Since 201445.0%23.9%113.3%  46.9%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
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