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13.6% higher in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Raton, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Raton, NM	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	103.1	100	38.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Raton, NM	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	89.5	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	93.3	82	100	12.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	94.4	100	0.8%
Pneumonia	103	92.8	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Raton, NM	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$20,655	$23,281	5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,987	$13,179	$16,237	12.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$20,900	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,317	$15,599	$17,007	9.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Raton, NM	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	7.1%	11.1%	12.5%	56.3%
2016-2017	28.8%	28.2%	57.9%	2.1%
2017-2018	51.6%	34.7%	19.0%	32.8%
2018-2019	-11.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	152.5%
Since 2014	61.5%	103.7%	113.3%	68.6%

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