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36.5% higher in Paulden, Arizona
than in Ruidoso, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Ruidoso, NM	Paulden, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	130.5	100	75.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruidoso, NM	Paulden, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	100.7	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	90.3	105.4	100	16.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	95	100	0.2%
Pneumonia	95.1	101.7	100	6.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruidoso, NM	Paulden, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$23,229	$23,281	6.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,510	$16,940	$16,237	16.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$21,031	$22,499	0.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,984	$17,107	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruidoso, NM	Paulden, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	-3.0%	3.1%	75.8%
2015-2016	7.1%	21.9%	12.5%	208.5%
2016-2017	28.8%	115.5%	57.9%	301.0%
2017-2018	51.6%	0.2%	19.0%	99.6%
2018-2019	-11.8%	-8.7%	-2.2%	26.3%
Since 2014	61.5%	133.2%	113.3%	116.6%

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