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16.5% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	74.3	100	19.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	94.8	100	0.5%
Heart Failure	98.8	89.3	100	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	89.7	100	25.1%
Pneumonia	104.5	86.3	100	17.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$21,875	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$14,354	$16,237	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$19,863	$22,499	25.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$14,505	$17,007	17.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Taos, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-12.4%	3.1%	629.4%
2015-2016	10.6%	7.1%	12.5%	33.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.8%	57.9%	44.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	51.6%	19.0%	14.2%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-11.8%	-2.2%	25.3%
Since 2014	102.5%	61.5%	113.3%	40.0%

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