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18.1% lower in Los Alamos, New Mexico
than in Houghton, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Houghton, MI	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.3	74.3	100	31.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Houghton, MI	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	94.8	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	90	91.3	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.9	91.2	100	8.7%
Pneumonia	89.9	91.1	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Houghton, MI	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,148	$21,875	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,457	$14,668	$16,237	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,121	$20,199	$22,499	8.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,118	$15,324	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Houghton, MI	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-12.4%	3.1%	3,200.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	7.1%	12.5%	255.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	28.8%	57.9%	317.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	51.6%	19.0%	39.1%
2018-2019	0.5%	-11.8%	-2.2%	2,460.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	61.5%	113.3%	21.1%

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