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12.7% higher in Laurel, Maryland
than in Taos, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Taos, NM	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	80.4	100	8.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Taos, NM	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	101.2	100	6.8%
Heart Failure	89.3	96.9	100	8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.7	116.9	100	30.3%
Pneumonia	86.3	100.3	100	16.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Taos, NM	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$23,350	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,354	$15,571	$16,237	8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,863	$25,888	$22,499	30.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,505	$16,869	$17,007	16.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Taos, NM	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	15.9%	3.1%	228.2%
2015-2016	7.1%	-0.4%	12.5%	105.6%
2016-2017	28.8%	25.2%	57.9%	12.5%
2017-2018	51.6%	53.1%	19.0%	2.9%
2018-2019	-11.8%	-14.0%	-2.2%	18.6%
Since 2014	61.5%	90.5%	113.3%	47.2%

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