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Health
6.4% higher in Palm Desert, California
than in Gallup, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Gallup, NM	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	72.2	100	2.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gallup, NM	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	104.2	100	9.9%
Heart Failure	89.7	105.2	100	17.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	98.5	100	3.5%
Pneumonia	74.5	109.5	100	47.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gallup, NM	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$24,035	$23,281	9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,408	$16,911	$16,237	17.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$21,804	$22,499	3.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,523	$18,410	$17,007	47.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gallup, NM	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	4.0%	3.1%	132.3%
2015-2016	7.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.8%	9.3%	57.9%	67.7%
2017-2018	51.6%	26.1%	19.0%	49.4%
2018-2019	-11.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	110.2%
Since 2014	61.5%	45.0%	113.3%	26.8%

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