Los Alamos, New Mexico vs. Charleston, West Virginia

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Health
  26.6% higher in Charleston, West Virginia
than in Los Alamos, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Los Alamos, NMCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium74.3117.7100  58.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Los Alamos, NMCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.899.5100  5.0%
Heart Failure91.399.5100  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement91.280.8100  11.4%
Pneumonia91.1101.2100  11.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Los Alamos, NMCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,875$22,970$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,668$15,987$16,237  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,199$17,893$22,499  11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,324$17,023$17,007  11.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Los Alamos, NMCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%2.8%3.1%  122.6%
2015-20167.1%24.2%12.5%  240.8%
2016-201728.8%31.5%57.9%  9.4%
2017-201851.6%15.5%19.0%  70.0%
2018-2019-11.8%9.4%-2.2%  179.7%
Since 201461.5%112.1%113.3%  82.3%
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