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Health
1.8% higher in Petaluma, California
than in Los Altos, California

Insurance cost

	Los Altos, CA	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	107.7	100	10.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Los Altos, CA	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.7	99.4	100	3.2%
Heart Failure	101.9	100.3	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.1	93.4	100	11.1%
Pneumonia	104.3	95.5	100	8.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Los Altos, CA	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,705	$22,925	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,366	$16,115	$16,237	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,270	$20,672	$22,499	11.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,545	$16,057	$17,007	8.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Los Altos, CA	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	NaN%
2016-2017	9.3%	9.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	26.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	1.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	45.0%	113.3%	0.0%

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