San Diego, California vs. Portales, New Mexico

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Health
  4.4% lower in Portales, New Mexico
than in San Diego, California
   Insurance cost
San Diego, CAPortales, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.874.3100  2.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
San Diego, CAPortales, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.398.3100  3.0%
Heart Failure104.988.8100  15.3%
Hip Knee Replacement98.7102.9100  4.3%
Pneumonia107.784.6100  21.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
San Diego, CAPortales, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,382$22,692$23,281  3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,851$14,267$16,237  15.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,845$22,781$22,499  4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,114$14,228$17,007  21.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
San Diego, CAPortales, NMU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-12.4%3.1%  410.0%
2015-20160.0%7.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%28.8%57.9%  209.7%
2017-201826.1%51.6%19.0%  97.7%
2018-20191.2%-11.8%-2.2%  1,083.3%
Since 201445.0%61.5%113.3%  36.7%
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