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Health
20.5% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Malden, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Malden, MA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.3	97.3	100	53.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Malden, MA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	102.7	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	103	101.9	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.3	105.1	100	1.1%
Pneumonia	100.7	104.3	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Malden, MA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,684	$23,705	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,555	$16,366	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,539	$23,270	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,933	$17,545	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Malden, MA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	4.0%	3.1%	253.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	9.3%	57.9%	444.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	26.1%	19.0%	1.1%
2018-2019	5.1%	1.2%	-2.2%	76.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	45.0%	113.3%	88.3%

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