Ponchatoula, Louisiana vs. Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Health
  26.1% lower in Albuquerque, New Mexico
than in Ponchatoula, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Ponchatoula, LAAlbuquerque, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.865.3100  35.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ponchatoula, LAAlbuquerque, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10795100  11.2%
Heart Failure121.398.2100  19.0%
Hip Knee Replacement133.398.2100  26.3%
Pneumonia110.596.5100  12.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ponchatoula, LAAlbuquerque, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,680$21,918$23,281  11.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$19,486$15,786$16,237  19.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$29,519$21,746$22,499  26.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,580$16,223$17,007  12.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ponchatoula, LAAlbuquerque, NMU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%-12.4%3.1%  325.5%
2015-20168.6%7.1%12.5%  17.4%
2016-201717.0%28.8%57.9%  69.4%
2017-201814.8%51.6%19.0%  248.6%
2018-2019-4.2%-11.8%-2.2%  181.0%
Since 201447.4%61.5%113.3%  29.7%
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