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Palm Desert, California vs. Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Health
  5.0% lower in Grand Rapids, Michigan
than in Palm Desert, California
   Insurance cost
Palm Desert, CAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.272100  0.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palm Desert, CAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.294.6100  9.2%
Heart Failure105.299100  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement98.590.4100  8.2%
Pneumonia109.599.8100  8.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palm Desert, CAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,035$21,840$23,281  9.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,911$15,913$16,237  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,804$20,015$22,499  8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,410$16,784$17,007  8.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palm Desert, CAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%0.4%3.1%  90.0%
2015-20160.0%2.0%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%6.9%57.9%  25.8%
2017-201826.1%37.1%19.0%  42.1%
2018-20191.2%0.5%-2.2%  58.3%
Since 201445.0%50.8%113.3%  12.9%
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