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10.4% higher in Meridian, Idaho
than in Gallup, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Gallup, NM	Meridian, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	91.9	100	23.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gallup, NM	Meridian, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	90.4	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	89.7	92	100	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	85.1	100	10.6%
Pneumonia	74.5	98.7	100	32.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gallup, NM	Meridian, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$20,851	$23,281	4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,408	$14,790	$16,237	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$18,831	$22,499	10.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,523	$16,604	$17,007	32.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gallup, NM	Meridian, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	19.6%	3.1%	258.1%
2015-2016	7.1%	1.1%	12.5%	84.5%
2016-2017	28.8%	25.0%	57.9%	13.2%
2017-2018	51.6%	34.6%	19.0%	32.9%
2018-2019	-11.8%	4.2%	-2.2%	135.6%
Since 2014	61.5%	111.9%	113.3%	82.0%

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