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15.3% higher in Petaluma, California
than in St. Louis, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Louis, MO	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.8	107.7	100	33.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Louis, MO	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.8	99.4	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	107	100.3	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.7	93.4	100	10.3%
Pneumonia	106.1	95.5	100	10.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Louis, MO	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,801	$22,925	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,199	$16,115	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,758	$20,672	$22,499	10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,843	$16,057	$17,007	10.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Louis, MO	Petaluma, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	4.0%	3.1%	500.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	18.5%	9.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	42.2%	26.1%	19.0%	38.2%
2018-2019	-5.7%	1.2%	-2.2%	121.1%
Since 2014	73.9%	45.0%	113.3%	39.1%

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