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19.0% lower in Joshua Tree, California
than in Marfa, Texas

Insurance cost

	Marfa, TX	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.1	72.2	100	36.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Marfa, TX	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	97.8	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	99.4	102.6	100	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.7	101.3	100	5.1%
Pneumonia	99	109.1	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Marfa, TX	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,745	$22,558	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,978	$16,480	$16,237	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,627	$22,426	$22,499	5.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,640	$18,348	$17,007	10.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Marfa, TX	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	4.0%	3.1%	25.0%
2015-2016	5.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	19.0%	9.3%	57.9%	51.1%
2017-2018	35.6%	26.1%	19.0%	26.7%
2018-2019	2.3%	1.2%	-2.2%	47.8%
Since 2014	79.0%	45.0%	113.3%	43.0%

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