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20.2% lower in Carlsbad, New Mexico
than in Reading, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Reading, PA	Carlsbad, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.6	74.3	100	35.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, PA	Carlsbad, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	103.9	100	9.4%
Heart Failure	101.1	89.9	100	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	90.8	100	5.9%
Pneumonia	100.4	89.6	100	10.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, PA	Carlsbad, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,911	$23,981	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,247	$14,445	$16,237	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,368	$20,111	$22,499	5.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,879	$15,063	$17,007	10.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, PA	Carlsbad, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-12.4%	3.1%	629.4%
2015-2016	10.6%	7.1%	12.5%	33.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.8%	57.9%	44.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	51.6%	19.0%	14.2%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-11.8%	-2.2%	25.3%
Since 2014	102.5%	61.5%	113.3%	40.0%

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