Seattle, Washington vs. Los Alamos, New Mexico

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Health
  2.1% lower in Los Alamos, New Mexico
than in Seattle, Washington
   Insurance cost
Seattle, WALos Alamos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.974.3100  1.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Seattle, WALos Alamos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.694.8100  3.9%
Heart Failure98.391.3100  7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement94.291.2100  3.2%
Pneumonia101.691.1100  10.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Seattle, WALos Alamos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,748$21,875$23,281  3.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,802$14,668$16,237  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,849$20,199$22,499  3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,076$15,324$17,007  10.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Seattle, WALos Alamos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-17.9%-12.4%3.1%  30.7%
2015-20165.6%7.1%12.5%  26.8%
2016-2017-1.6%28.8%57.9%  1,900.0%
2017-201838.3%51.6%19.0%  34.7%
2018-201913.4%-11.8%-2.2%  188.1%
Since 201433.7%61.5%113.3%  82.5%
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