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Palm Desert, California vs. Bangor, Maine

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Health
  19.4% higher in Bangor, Maine
than in Palm Desert, California
   Insurance cost
Palm Desert, CABangor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.2113.2100  56.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palm Desert, CABangor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.292.1100  11.6%
Heart Failure105.292.4100  12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement98.5101.1100  2.6%
Pneumonia109.599100  9.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palm Desert, CABangor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,035$21,247$23,281  11.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,911$14,846$16,237  12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,804$22,377$22,499  2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,410$16,647$17,007  9.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palm Desert, CABangor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-1.2%3.1%  130.0%
2015-20160.0%4.4%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%14.9%57.9%  60.2%
2017-201826.1%52.7%19.0%  101.9%
2018-20191.2%-7.5%-2.2%  725.0%
Since 201445.0%67.4%113.3%  49.8%
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