Portales, New Mexico vs. Forest City, Pennsylvania

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Health
  8.5% higher in Forest City, Pennsylvania
than in Portales, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Portales, NMForest City, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium74.392.3100  24.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Portales, NMForest City, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.396.2100  2.1%
Heart Failure88.899.7100  12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement102.984.4100  18.0%
Pneumonia84.693100  9.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Portales, NMForest City, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,692$22,193$23,281  2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,267$16,015$16,237  12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,781$18,690$22,499  18.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,228$15,643$17,007  9.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Portales, NMForest City, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%-1.7%3.1%  86.3%
2015-20167.1%10.6%12.5%  49.3%
2016-201728.8%52.3%57.9%  81.6%
2017-201851.6%45.2%19.0%  12.4%
2018-2019-11.8%-15.8%-2.2%  33.9%
Since 201461.5%102.5%113.3%  66.7%
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