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10.9% lower in Elephant Butte, New Mexico
than in Augusta, Maine

Insurance cost

	Augusta, ME	Elephant Butte, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	74.3	100	24.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Augusta, ME	Elephant Butte, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	98.7	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	95.8	100.3	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	104.2	100	15.0%
Pneumonia	95.6	79.7	100	16.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Augusta, ME	Elephant Butte, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$22,767	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$16,117	$16,237	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$23,075	$22,499	15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$13,403	$17,007	16.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Augusta, ME	Elephant Butte, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-12.4%	3.1%	933.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	7.1%	12.5%	61.4%
2016-2017	14.9%	28.8%	57.9%	93.3%
2017-2018	52.7%	51.6%	19.0%	2.1%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-11.8%	-2.2%	57.3%
Since 2014	67.4%	61.5%	113.3%	8.8%

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