The Woodlands, Texas vs. Palo Alto, California

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Health
  5.1% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in The Woodlands, Texas
   Insurance cost
The Woodlands, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.497.3100  29.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
The Woodlands, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.5102.7100  0.2%
Heart Failure118.7101.9100  14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement125.4105.1100  16.2%
Pneumonia120.3104.3100  13.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
The Woodlands, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,658$23,705$23,281  0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$19,073$16,366$16,237  14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$27,758$23,270$22,499  16.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,229$17,545$17,007  13.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
The Woodlands, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.0%3.1%  25.0%
2015-20165.1%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201719.0%9.3%57.9%  51.1%
2017-201835.6%26.1%19.0%  26.7%
2018-20192.3%1.2%-2.2%  47.8%
Since 201479.0%45.0%113.3%  43.0%
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