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20.5% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

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

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	94.8	100	7.3%
Heart Failure	103.1	89.3	100	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	89.7	100	16.8%
Pneumonia	117.4	86.3	100	26.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$21,875	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$14,354	$16,237	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$19,863	$22,499	16.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$14,505	$17,007	26.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Taos, 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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