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19.7% lower in Los Alamos, New Mexico
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	74.3	100	26.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	94.8	100	7.3%
Heart Failure	103.1	91.3	100	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	91.2	100	15.4%
Pneumonia	117.4	91.1	100	22.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$21,875	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$14,668	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$20,199	$22,499	15.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$15,324	$17,007	22.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Los Alamos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-12.4%	3.1%	325.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	7.1%	12.5%	17.4%
2016-2017	17.0%	28.8%	57.9%	69.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	51.6%	19.0%	248.6%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-11.8%	-2.2%	181.0%
Since 2014	47.4%	61.5%	113.3%	29.7%

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