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20.1% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Hartford, Vermont

Insurance cost

	Hartford, VT	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.4	72.2	100	39.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hartford, VT	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.2	104.2	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	95	105.2	100	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.3	98.5	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	94.8	109.5	100	15.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hartford, VT	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,128	$24,035	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,272	$16,911	$16,237	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,531	$21,804	$22,499	7.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,939	$18,410	$17,007	15.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hartford, VT	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	13.3%	4.0%	3.1%	69.9%
2015-2016	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	NaN%
2016-2017	5.1%	9.3%	57.9%	82.4%
2017-2018	2.6%	26.1%	19.0%	903.8%
2018-2019	23.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	94.8%
Since 2014	50.6%	45.0%	113.3%	11.1%

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