Salt Lake City, Utah vs. Asheville, North Carolina

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Health
  13.6% higher in Asheville, North Carolina
than in Salt Lake City, Utah
   Insurance cost
Salt Lake City, UTAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.1131.5100  35.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Salt Lake City, UTAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.692.1100  10.2%
Heart Failure107.6101.2100  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement108101.8100  5.7%
Pneumonia105.5104100  1.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Salt Lake City, UTAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,678$21,250$23,281  10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,285$16,266$16,237  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,920$22,542$22,499  5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,739$17,495$17,007  1.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Salt Lake City, UTAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.3%6.0%3.1%  160.9%
2015-201615.6%23.1%12.5%  48.1%
2016-201718.8%39.6%57.9%  110.6%
2017-201878.0%15.5%19.0%  80.1%
2018-2019-1.5%-1.4%-2.2%  6.7%
Since 2014146.4%107.4%113.3%  26.6%
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