Wasilla, Alaska vs. Taos, New Mexico

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Health
  26.3% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.274.3100  46.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.294.8100  3.9%
Heart Failure84.189.3100  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement8389.7100  8.1%
Pneumonia82.286.3100  5.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$21,875$23,281  3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$14,354$16,237  6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$19,863$22,499  8.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$14,505$17,007  4.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKTaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-12.4%3.1%  184.9%
2015-201647.3%7.1%12.5%  85.0%
2016-201728.8%28.8%57.9%  0.0%
2017-2018-21.6%51.6%19.0%  338.9%
2018-2019-3.3%-11.8%-2.2%  257.6%
Since 201464.8%61.5%113.3%  5.1%
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