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Palos Verdes Estates, California vs. Hickory, North Carolina

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Health
  37.1% higher in Hickory, North Carolina
than in Palos Verdes Estates, California
   Insurance cost
Palos Verdes Estates, CAHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium68.3145.7100  113.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palos Verdes Estates, CAHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.498.7100  5.5%
Heart Failure112.198.2100  12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement109.898.6100  10.2%
Pneumonia122.9103.8100  15.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palos Verdes Estates, CAHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,099$22,777$23,281  5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,006$15,778$16,237  12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,306$21,834$22,499  10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,674$17,453$17,007  15.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palos Verdes Estates, CAHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%6.0%3.1%  50.0%
2015-20160.0%23.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%39.6%57.9%  325.8%
2017-201826.1%15.5%19.0%  40.6%
2018-20191.2%-1.4%-2.2%  216.7%
Since 201445.0%107.4%113.3%  138.7%
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