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3.7% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Madison, Mississippi

Insurance cost

	Madison, MS	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104	97.3	100	6.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Madison, MS	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	102.7	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	96.8	101.9	100	5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	117.1	105.1	100	10.2%
Pneumonia	108.5	104.3	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Madison, MS	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,800	$23,705	$23,281	8.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,551	$16,366	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,929	$23,270	$22,499	10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,252	$17,545	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Madison, MS	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-19.6%	4.0%	3.1%	120.4%
2015-2016	-8.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	17.9%	9.3%	57.9%	48.0%
2017-2018	57.8%	26.1%	19.0%	54.8%
2018-2019	0.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	37.8%	45.0%	113.3%	19.0%

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