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9.7% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Rock Hill, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Rock Hill, SC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	117.3	97.3	100	17.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rock Hill, SC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.3	102.7	100	10.1%
Heart Failure	103.4	101.9	100	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	118.6	105.1	100	11.4%
Pneumonia	104.3	104.3	100	0.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rock Hill, SC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,533	$23,705	$23,281	10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,607	$16,366	$16,237	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,255	$23,270	$22,499	11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,543	$17,545	$17,007	0.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rock Hill, SC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	9.3%	57.9%	67.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	26.1%	19.0%	24.8%
2018-2019	6.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	80.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	45.0%	113.3%	56.6%

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