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10.1% lower in Ruidoso, New Mexico
than in Bayou Vista, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Bayou Vista, LA	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.4	74.3	100	14.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bayou Vista, LA	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.7	94.8	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	105.3	90.3	100	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.3	95.2	100	5.1%
Pneumonia	114.2	95.1	100	16.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bayou Vista, LA	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,626	$21,875	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,922	$14,510	$16,237	14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,197	$21,086	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,198	$15,984	$17,007	16.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bayou Vista, LA	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-12.4%	3.1%	325.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	7.1%	12.5%	17.4%
2016-2017	17.0%	28.8%	57.9%	69.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	51.6%	19.0%	248.6%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-11.8%	-2.2%	181.0%
Since 2014	47.4%	61.5%	113.3%	29.7%

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