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Health
13.2% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Washington, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Washington, NC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.2	97.3	100	27.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Washington, NC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	102.7	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	82.4	101.9	100	23.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.9	105.1	100	2.6%
Pneumonia	90.1	104.3	100	15.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Washington, NC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,665	$23,705	$23,281	4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,237	$16,366	$16,237	23.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,897	$23,270	$22,499	2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,155	$17,545	$17,007	15.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Washington, NC	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.0%	3.1%	33.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	9.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.1%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	185.7%
Since 2014	107.4%	45.0%	113.3%	58.1%

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