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15.5% higher in Townsend, Montana
than in Palmdale, California

Insurance cost

	Palmdale, CA	Townsend, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	68.3	113.4	100	66.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Palmdale, CA	Townsend, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	96.6	100	7.5%
Heart Failure	112.1	95.4	100	14.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.8	89.5	100	18.5%
Pneumonia	122.9	91.4	100	25.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Palmdale, CA	Townsend, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,099	$22,291	$23,281	7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,006	$15,330	$16,237	14.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,306	$19,821	$22,499	18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,674	$15,362	$17,007	25.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Palmdale, CA	Townsend, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-5.5%	3.1%	237.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	34.7%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	44.4%	57.9%	377.4%
2017-2018	26.1%	12.9%	19.0%	50.6%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	121.7%	113.3%	170.4%

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