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12.0% lower in Joshua Tree, California
than in Missoula, Montana

Insurance cost

	Missoula, MT	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.2	72.2	100	27.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Missoula, MT	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.1	97.8	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	101.9	102.6	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.1	101.3	100	19.0%
Pneumonia	101	109.1	100	8.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Missoula, MT	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,254	$22,558	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,370	$16,480	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,833	$22,426	$22,499	19.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,988	$18,348	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Missoula, MT	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	4.0%	3.1%	172.7%
2015-2016	34.7%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	44.4%	9.3%	57.9%	79.1%
2017-2018	12.9%	26.1%	19.0%	102.3%
2018-2019	6.9%	1.2%	-2.2%	82.6%
Since 2014	121.7%	45.0%	113.3%	63.0%

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