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6.0% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Huntington, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	Huntington, WV	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.3	97.3	100	1.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Huntington, WV	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	102.7	100	7.9%
Heart Failure	97.9	101.9	100	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.7	105.1	100	28.6%
Pneumonia	96.2	104.3	100	8.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Huntington, WV	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,970	$23,705	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,734	$16,366	$16,237	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,093	$23,270	$22,499	28.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,170	$17,545	$17,007	8.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Huntington, WV	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	4.0%	3.1%	42.9%
2015-2016	24.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	31.5%	9.3%	57.9%	70.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.1%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	9.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	87.2%
Since 2014	112.1%	45.0%	113.3%	59.9%

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