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19.4% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in Pocatello, Idaho

Insurance cost

	Pocatello, ID	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105.6	74.3	100	29.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pocatello, ID	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.9	94.8	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	100.3	89.3	100	11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.6	89.7	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	104.1	86.3	100	17.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pocatello, ID	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,522	$21,875	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,116	$14,354	$16,237	10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,729	$19,863	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,513	$14,505	$17,007	17.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pocatello, ID	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	19.6%	-12.4%	3.1%	163.3%
2015-2016	1.1%	7.1%	12.5%	545.5%
2016-2017	25.0%	28.8%	57.9%	15.2%
2017-2018	34.6%	51.6%	19.0%	49.1%
2018-2019	4.2%	-11.8%	-2.2%	381.0%
Since 2014	111.9%	61.5%	113.3%	45.0%

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