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Health
9.2% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Michigan Center, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Michigan Center, MI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.6	97.3	100	12.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Michigan Center, MI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	102.7	100	15.4%
Heart Failure	100.3	101.9	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.9	105.1	100	5.2%
Pneumonia	106.5	104.3	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Michigan Center, MI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,526	$23,705	$23,281	15.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,118	$16,366	$16,237	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,109	$23,270	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,907	$17,545	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Michigan Center, MI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	4.0%	3.1%	900.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	9.3%	57.9%	34.8%
2017-2018	37.1%	26.1%	19.0%	29.6%
2018-2019	0.5%	1.2%	-2.2%	140.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	45.0%	113.3%	11.4%

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