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21.0% higher in Alpine, Utah
than in Ruidoso, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Ruidoso, NM	Alpine, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	100.6	100	35.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruidoso, NM	Alpine, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	99.6	100	5.1%
Heart Failure	90.3	106.5	100	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	109.6	100	15.1%
Pneumonia	95.1	95.7	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruidoso, NM	Alpine, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$22,986	$23,281	5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,510	$17,111	$16,237	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$24,260	$22,499	15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,984	$16,100	$17,007	0.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruidoso, NM	Alpine, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	2.3%	3.1%	118.5%
2015-2016	7.1%	15.6%	12.5%	119.7%
2016-2017	28.8%	18.8%	57.9%	34.7%
2017-2018	51.6%	78.0%	19.0%	51.2%
2018-2019	-11.8%	-1.5%	-2.2%	87.3%
Since 2014	61.5%	146.4%	113.3%	138.0%

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