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6.2% lower in Joshua Tree, California
than in Rockville, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Rockville, MD	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	72.2	100	10.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rockville, MD	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	97.8	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	106.1	102.6	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.2	101.3	100	8.9%
Pneumonia	104.1	109.1	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rockville, MD	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,581	$22,558	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,050	$16,480	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,614	$22,426	$22,499	8.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,505	$18,348	$17,007	4.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rockville, MD	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	4.0%	3.1%	74.8%
2015-2016	-0.4%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	9.3%	57.9%	63.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	26.1%	19.0%	50.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	1.2%	-2.2%	108.6%
Since 2014	90.5%	45.0%	113.3%	50.3%

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