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4.6% lower in Joshua Tree, California
than in Star, Idaho

Insurance cost

	Star, ID	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	91.9	72.2	100	21.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Star, ID	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.4	97.8	100	8.2%
Heart Failure	92	102.6	100	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.1	101.3	100	19.0%
Pneumonia	98.7	109.1	100	10.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Star, ID	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,851	$22,558	$23,281	8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,790	$16,480	$16,237	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,831	$22,426	$22,499	19.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,604	$18,348	$17,007	10.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Star, ID	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	19.6%	4.0%	3.1%	79.6%
2015-2016	1.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	25.0%	9.3%	57.9%	62.8%
2017-2018	34.6%	26.1%	19.0%	24.6%
2018-2019	4.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	71.4%
Since 2014	111.9%	45.0%	113.3%	59.8%

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