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20.4% lower in Ruidoso, New Mexico
than in Norton, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Norton, KS	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	74.3	100	34.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Norton, KS	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	94.8	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	101.9	90.3	100	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.2	95.2	100	2.1%
Pneumonia	91.6	95.1	100	3.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Norton, KS	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,685	$21,875	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,366	$14,510	$16,237	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,510	$21,086	$22,499	2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,410	$15,984	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Norton, KS	Ruidoso, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	-12.4%	3.1%	169.6%
2015-2016	15.8%	7.1%	12.5%	55.1%
2016-2017	42.4%	28.8%	57.9%	32.1%
2017-2018	37.8%	51.6%	19.0%	36.5%
2018-2019	6.6%	-11.8%	-2.2%	278.8%
Since 2014	131.0%	61.5%	113.3%	53.1%

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