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3.2% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in West Bend, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	West Bend, WI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.9	97.3	100	9.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Bend, WI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	102.7	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	98.1	101.9	100	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.8	105.1	100	5.3%
Pneumonia	96.7	104.3	100	7.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Bend, WI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,542	$23,705	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,762	$16,366	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,092	$23,270	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,257	$17,545	$17,007	7.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Bend, WI	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	4.0%	3.1%	48.1%
2015-2016	4.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	15.4%	9.3%	57.9%	39.6%
2017-2018	54.6%	26.1%	19.0%	52.2%
2018-2019	-5.6%	1.2%	-2.2%	121.4%
Since 2014	80.2%	45.0%	113.3%	43.9%

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