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0.4% lower in Port Orchard, Washington
than in Palo Alto, California

Insurance cost

	Palo Alto, CA	Port Orchard, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	99.2	100	2.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Palo Alto, CA	Port Orchard, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.7	103.8	100	1.1%
Heart Failure	101.9	110.9	100	8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.1	89.5	100	14.8%
Pneumonia	104.3	108.4	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Palo Alto, CA	Port Orchard, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,705	$23,950	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,366	$17,815	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,270	$19,816	$22,499	14.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,545	$18,227	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Palo Alto, CA	Port Orchard, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	547.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	5.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	117.2%
2017-2018	26.1%	38.3%	19.0%	46.7%
2018-2019	1.2%	13.4%	-2.2%	1,016.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	33.7%	113.3%	25.1%

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