Taos, New Mexico vs. North Pole, Alaska

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Health
  37.3% higher in North Pole, Alaska
than in Taos, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Taos, NMNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium74.3138.2100  86.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Taos, NMNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.8108.3100  14.2%
Heart Failure89.377.7100  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement89.777.1100  14.0%
Pneumonia86.381.4100  5.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Taos, NMNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,875$24,985$23,281  14.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,354$12,490$16,237  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,863$17,067$22,499  14.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,505$13,690$17,007  5.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Taos, NMNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%14.6%3.1%  217.7%
2015-20167.1%47.3%12.5%  566.2%
2016-201728.8%28.8%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201851.6%-21.6%19.0%  141.9%
2018-2019-11.8%-3.3%-2.2%  72.0%
Since 201461.5%64.8%113.3%  5.4%
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