Denver, Colorado vs. Taos, New Mexico

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Health
  10.8% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in Denver, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Denver, COTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium84.374.3100  11.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Denver, COTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.694.8100  5.8%
Heart Failure103.189.3100  13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement97.889.7100  8.3%
Pneumonia104.286.3100  17.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Denver, COTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,206$21,875$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,567$14,354$16,237  13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,660$19,863$22,499  8.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,519$14,505$17,007  17.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Denver, COTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%-12.4%3.1%  203.3%
2015-2016-0.3%7.1%12.5%  2,466.7%
2016-201714.7%28.8%57.9%  95.9%
2017-201833.5%51.6%19.0%  54.0%
2018-20193.8%-11.8%-2.2%  410.5%
Since 201477.5%61.5%113.3%  20.6%
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Cost of Taxes