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23.9% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in St. Joseph, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	120.2	74.3	100	38.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.9	94.8	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	90.9	89.3	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.2	89.7	100	7.7%
Pneumonia	95.9	86.3	100	10.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Joseph, MO	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,823	$21,875	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,610	$14,354	$16,237	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,510	$19,863	$22,499	7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,130	$14,505	$17,007	10.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Joseph, MO	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	-12.4%	3.1%	1,140.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	7.1%	12.5%	33.0%
2016-2017	18.5%	28.8%	57.9%	55.7%
2017-2018	42.2%	51.6%	19.0%	22.3%
2018-2019	-5.7%	-11.8%	-2.2%	107.0%
Since 2014	73.9%	61.5%	113.3%	16.8%

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