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Palm Desert, California vs. Cottonwood, Arizona

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Health
  31.1% higher in Cottonwood, Arizona
than in Palm Desert, California
   Insurance cost
Palm Desert, CACottonwood, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.2130.5100  80.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palm Desert, CACottonwood, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.2100.7100  3.4%
Heart Failure105.2105.4100  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement98.595100  3.6%
Pneumonia109.5101.7100  7.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palm Desert, CACottonwood, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,035$23,229$23,281  3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,911$16,940$16,237  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,804$21,031$22,499  3.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,410$17,107$17,007  7.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palm Desert, CACottonwood, AZU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-3.0%3.1%  175.0%
2015-20160.0%21.9%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%115.5%57.9%  1,141.9%
2017-201826.1%0.2%19.0%  99.2%
2018-20191.2%-8.7%-2.2%  825.0%
Since 201445.0%133.2%113.3%  196.0%
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