Boston, Massachusetts vs. Stanford, California

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Health
  20.5% higher in Stanford, California
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Boston, MAStanford, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.897.3100  57.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boston, MAStanford, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.9102.7100  0.2%
Heart Failure101.2101.9100  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement110.4105.1100  4.8%
Pneumonia102104.3100  2.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boston, MAStanford, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,736$23,705$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,264$16,366$16,237  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,442$23,270$22,499  4.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,153$17,545$17,007  2.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boston, MAStanford, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%4.0%3.1%  253.8%
2015-2016-1.5%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-2017-2.7%9.3%57.9%  444.4%
2017-201826.4%26.1%19.0%  1.1%
2018-20195.1%1.2%-2.2%  76.5%
Since 201423.9%45.0%113.3%  88.3%
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