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1.7% lower in Kansas City, Kansas
than in Lamar, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Lamar, CO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	112.1	100	1.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lamar, CO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	101.5	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	105	105.3	100	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.3	98.7	100	3.5%
Pneumonia	126.4	116.7	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lamar, CO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,378	$23,422	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,874	$16,926	$16,237	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,658	$21,843	$22,499	3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$21,249	$19,617	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lamar, CO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	-4.6%	3.1%	138.3%
2015-2016	-0.3%	15.8%	12.5%	5,366.7%
2016-2017	14.7%	42.4%	57.9%	188.4%
2017-2018	33.5%	37.8%	19.0%	12.8%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.6%	-2.2%	73.7%
Since 2014	77.5%	131.0%	113.3%	69.0%

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