Machias, Maine vs. Palo Alto, California

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Health
  14.5% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Machias, Maine
   Insurance cost
Machias, MEPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137.697.3100  29.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Machias, MEPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.9102.7100  8.2%
Heart Failure98.2101.9100  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement101.4105.1100  3.6%
Pneumonia93.1104.3100  12.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Machias, MEPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,905$23,705$23,281  8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,785$16,366$16,237  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,457$23,270$22,499  3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,649$17,545$17,007  12.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Machias, MEPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.2%4.0%3.1%  433.3%
2015-20164.4%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201714.9%9.3%57.9%  37.6%
2017-201852.7%26.1%19.0%  50.5%
2018-2019-7.5%1.2%-2.2%  116.0%
Since 201467.4%45.0%113.3%  33.2%
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