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27.1% higher in Buena Vista, Colorado
than in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Los Alamos, NM	Buena Vista, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	113.2	100	52.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Los Alamos, NM	Buena Vista, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	101.3	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	91.3	108	100	18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.2	94.6	100	3.7%
Pneumonia	91.1	93.5	100	2.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Los Alamos, NM	Buena Vista, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$23,378	$23,281	6.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,668	$17,346	$16,237	18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,199	$20,939	$22,499	3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,324	$15,719	$17,007	2.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Los Alamos, NM	Buena Vista, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	12.0%	3.1%	196.8%
2015-2016	7.1%	-0.3%	12.5%	104.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	14.7%	57.9%	49.0%
2017-2018	51.6%	33.5%	19.0%	35.1%
2018-2019	-11.8%	3.8%	-2.2%	132.2%
Since 2014	61.5%	77.5%	113.3%	26.0%

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