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29.9% lower in Brainerd, Minnesota
than in Alamosa, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Alamosa, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	61.4	100	45.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alamosa, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	91.6	100	9.6%
Heart Failure	95.2	98	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	113.6	86.3	100	24.0%
Pneumonia	107.3	97.4	100	9.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alamosa, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,378	$21,136	$23,281	9.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,289	$15,751	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,155	$19,105	$22,499	24.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,041	$16,379	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alamosa, CO	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	42.3%	3.1%	252.5%
2015-2016	-0.3%	0.4%	12.5%	233.3%
2016-2017	14.7%	58.5%	57.9%	298.0%
2017-2018	33.5%	-6.6%	19.0%	119.7%
2018-2019	3.8%	-15.3%	-2.2%	502.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	79.1%	113.3%	2.1%

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