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6.1% higher in Phoenix, Arizona
than in White Sands, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	White Sands, NM	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	71.6	81.8	100	14.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	White Sands, NM	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.7	102.8	100	3.1%
Heart Failure	102.6	109.4	100	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.4	96	100	7.2%
Pneumonia	104	108.6	100	4.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	White Sands, NM	Phoenix, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,999	$23,713	$23,281	3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,485	$17,576	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,887	$21,252	$22,499	7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,496	$18,264	$17,007	4.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	White Sands, NM	Phoenix, 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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