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Schenectady, New York vs. Palo Alto, California

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Health
  2.4% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Schenectady, New York
   Insurance cost
Schenectady, NYPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.197.3100  5.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Schenectady, NYPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack85.5102.7100  20.1%
Heart Failure94.1101.9100  8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement97.5105.1100  7.8%
Pneumonia97.9104.3100  6.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Schenectady, NYPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$19,726$23,705$23,281  20.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,117$16,366$16,237  8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,593$23,270$22,499  7.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,469$17,545$17,007  6.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Schenectady, NYPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%4.0%3.1%  63.0%
2015-20163.4%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201715.5%9.3%57.9%  40.0%
2017-201811.5%26.1%19.0%  127.0%
2018-201912.5%1.2%-2.2%  90.4%
Since 201465.9%45.0%113.3%  31.7%
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