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9.5% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Shasta Lake, California

Insurance cost

	Shasta Lake, CA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	123.6	97.3	100	21.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shasta Lake, CA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	102.7	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	97.6	101.9	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	105.1	100	13.7%
Pneumonia	101.3	104.3	100	3.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shasta Lake, CA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,966	$23,705	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,683	$16,366	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,455	$23,270	$22,499	13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,035	$17,545	$17,007	3.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shasta Lake, CA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	NaN%
2016-2017	9.3%	9.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	26.1%	26.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	1.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	45.0%	113.3%	0.0%

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