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12.5% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Bel Air South, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Bel Air South, MD	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	97.3	100	21.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bel Air South, MD	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.8	102.7	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	99.2	101.9	100	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.9	105.1	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	92.4	104.3	100	12.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bel Air South, MD	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,020	$23,705	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,939	$16,366	$16,237	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,903	$23,270	$22,499	6.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,536	$17,545	$17,007	12.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bel Air South, MD	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	4.0%	3.1%	74.8%
2015-2016	-0.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	9.3%	57.9%	63.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	26.1%	19.0%	50.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	1.2%	-2.2%	108.6%
Since 2014	90.5%	45.0%	113.3%	50.3%

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