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4.4% lower in Portales, New Mexico
than in Escondido, California

Insurance cost

	Escondido, CA	Portales, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.8	74.3	100	2.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Escondido, CA	Portales, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	98.3	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	104.9	88.8	100	15.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	102.9	100	4.3%
Pneumonia	107.7	84.6	100	21.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Escondido, CA	Portales, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,382	$22,692	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,851	$14,267	$16,237	15.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,845	$22,781	$22,499	4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,114	$14,228	$17,007	21.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Escondido, CA	Portales, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-12.4%	3.1%	410.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	7.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	28.8%	57.9%	209.7%
2017-2018	26.1%	51.6%	19.0%	97.7%
2018-2019	1.2%	-11.8%	-2.2%	1,083.3%
Since 2014	45.0%	61.5%	113.3%	36.7%

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