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Health
20.4% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Silver City, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Silver City, NM	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	97.3	100	31.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Silver City, NM	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	102.7	100	8.3%
Heart Failure	86.4	101.9	100	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.3	105.1	100	10.3%
Pneumonia	89.6	104.3	100	16.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Silver City, NM	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$23,705	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,877	$16,366	$16,237	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,106	$23,270	$22,499	10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,075	$17,545	$17,007	16.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Silver City, NM	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	4.0%	3.1%	132.3%
2015-2016	7.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.8%	9.3%	57.9%	67.7%
2017-2018	51.6%	26.1%	19.0%	49.4%
2018-2019	-11.8%	1.2%	-2.2%	110.2%
Since 2014	61.5%	45.0%	113.3%	26.8%

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