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Health
11.9% higher in Lamar, Colorado
than in Independence, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Independence, KS	Lamar, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.5	113.2	100	11.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Independence, KS	Lamar, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	101.3	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	90.6	105	100	15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.9	102.3	100	8.9%
Pneumonia	88.2	126.4	100	43.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Independence, KS	Lamar, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,188	$23,378	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,563	$16,874	$16,237	15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,797	$22,658	$22,499	8.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,835	$21,249	$17,007	43.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Independence, KS	Lamar, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	12.0%	3.1%	360.9%
2015-2016	15.8%	-0.3%	12.5%	101.9%
2016-2017	42.4%	14.7%	57.9%	65.3%
2017-2018	37.8%	33.5%	19.0%	11.4%
2018-2019	6.6%	3.8%	-2.2%	42.4%
Since 2014	131.0%	77.5%	113.3%	40.8%

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