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Palm Desert, California vs. State College, Pennsylvania

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Health
  21.1% higher in State College, Pennsylvania
than in Palm Desert, California
   Insurance cost
Palm Desert, CAState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.2112.9100  56.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palm Desert, CAState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.295.4100  8.4%
Heart Failure105.2104.7100  0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement98.595.7100  2.8%
Pneumonia109.5111.6100  1.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palm Desert, CAState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,035$22,014$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,911$16,821$16,237  0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,804$21,177$22,499  2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,410$18,767$17,007  1.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palm Desert, CAState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-1.7%3.1%  142.5%
2015-20160.0%10.6%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%52.3%57.9%  462.4%
2017-201826.1%45.2%19.0%  73.2%
2018-20191.2%-15.8%-2.2%  1,416.7%
Since 201445.0%102.5%113.3%  127.8%
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