Puget Island, Washington vs. Los Altos, California

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Health
  2.5% lower in Los Altos, California
than in Puget Island, Washington
   Insurance cost
Puget Island, WALos Altos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.497.3100  14.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Puget Island, WALos Altos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.8102.7100  8.3%
Heart Failure94.1101.9100  8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement90.3105.1100  16.4%
Pneumonia92.2104.3100  13.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Puget Island, WALos Altos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,875$23,705$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,121$16,366$16,237  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,996$23,270$22,499  16.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,507$17,545$17,007  13.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Puget Island, WALos Altos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-17.9%4.0%3.1%  122.3%
2015-20165.6%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-2017-1.6%9.3%57.9%  681.3%
2017-201838.3%26.1%19.0%  31.9%
2018-201913.4%1.2%-2.2%  91.0%
Since 201433.7%45.0%113.3%  33.5%
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