Tucson, Arizona vs. Palo Alto, California

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Health
  23.3% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Tucson, Arizona
   Insurance cost
Tucson, AZPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.397.3100  49.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tucson, AZPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.5102.7100  4.3%
Heart Failure99.7101.9100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement92.9105.1100  13.1%
Pneumonia103.6104.3100  0.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tucson, AZPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,730$23,705$23,281  4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,024$16,366$16,237  2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,577$23,270$22,499  13.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,415$17,545$17,007  0.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tucson, AZPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.0%4.0%3.1%  233.3%
2015-201621.9%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-2017115.5%9.3%57.9%  91.9%
2017-20180.2%26.1%19.0%  12,950.0%
2018-2019-8.7%1.2%-2.2%  113.8%
Since 2014133.2%45.0%113.3%  66.2%
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