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13.9% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Brandon, Mississippi

Insurance cost

	Brandon, MS	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104	72.2	100	30.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brandon, MS	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	104.2	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	94.2	105.2	100	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.2	98.5	100	5.5%
Pneumonia	107.8	109.5	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brandon, MS	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,800	$24,035	$23,281	10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,143	$16,911	$16,237	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,071	$21,804	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,122	$18,410	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brandon, MS	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-19.6%	4.0%	3.1%	120.4%
2015-2016	-8.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	17.9%	9.3%	57.9%	48.0%
2017-2018	57.8%	26.1%	19.0%	54.8%
2018-2019	0.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	37.8%	45.0%	113.3%	19.0%

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