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29.1% lower in Thornton, Colorado
than in Ponca, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Ponca, NE	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	169.7	84.3	100	50.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ponca, NE	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	101.8	100	7.7%
Heart Failure	99.4	100.8	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.1	108	100	19.9%
Pneumonia	102.8	100.6	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ponca, NE	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,802	$23,499	$23,281	7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,973	$16,191	$16,237	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,955	$23,917	$22,499	19.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,289	$16,912	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ponca, NE	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	12.0%	3.1%	36.5%
2015-2016	12.2%	-0.3%	12.5%	102.5%
2016-2017	52.7%	14.7%	57.9%	72.1%
2017-2018	51.3%	33.5%	19.0%	34.7%
2018-2019	9.3%	3.8%	-2.2%	59.1%
Since 2014	236.5%	77.5%	113.3%	67.2%

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