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10.3% higher in Thornton, Colorado
than in Portales, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Portales, NM	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	84.3	100	13.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portales, NM	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	101.8	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	88.8	100.8	100	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.9	108	100	5.0%
Pneumonia	84.6	100.6	100	18.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portales, NM	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,692	$23,499	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,267	$16,191	$16,237	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,781	$23,917	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,228	$16,912	$17,007	18.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portales, NM	Thornton, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	12.0%	3.1%	196.8%
2015-2016	7.1%	-0.3%	12.5%	104.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	14.7%	57.9%	49.0%
2017-2018	51.6%	33.5%	19.0%	35.1%
2018-2019	-11.8%	3.8%	-2.2%	132.2%
Since 2014	61.5%	77.5%	113.3%	26.0%

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