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Rockville, Maryland vs. Palm Desert, California

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Health
  5.2% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Rockville, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Rockville, MDPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.472.2100  10.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Rockville, MDPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.9104.2100  6.4%
Heart Failure106.1105.2100  0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement111.298.5100  11.4%
Pneumonia104.1109.5100  5.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Rockville, MDPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,581$24,035$23,281  6.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,050$16,911$16,237  0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,614$21,804$22,499  11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,505$18,410$17,007  5.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Rockville, MDPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%4.0%3.1%  74.8%
2015-2016-0.4%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201725.2%9.3%57.9%  63.1%
2017-201853.1%26.1%19.0%  50.8%
2018-2019-14.0%1.2%-2.2%  108.6%
Since 201490.5%45.0%113.3%  50.3%
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