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Health
11.8% higher in Fountain Hills, Arizona
than in Taos, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Taos, NM	Fountain Hills, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	81.8	100	10.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Taos, NM	Fountain Hills, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	102.8	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	89.3	109.4	100	22.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.7	96	100	7.0%
Pneumonia	86.3	108.6	100	25.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Taos, NM	Fountain Hills, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$23,713	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,354	$17,576	$16,237	22.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,863	$21,252	$22,499	7.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,505	$18,264	$17,007	25.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Taos, NM	Fountain Hills, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	-3.0%	3.1%	75.8%
2015-2016	7.1%	21.9%	12.5%	208.5%
2016-2017	28.8%	115.5%	57.9%	301.0%
2017-2018	51.6%	0.2%	19.0%	99.6%
2018-2019	-11.8%	-8.7%	-2.2%	26.3%
Since 2014	61.5%	133.2%	113.3%	116.6%

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