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16.8% higher in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
than in Alamance, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Alamance, NC	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	116.3	100	26.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alamance, NC	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	111.9	100	16.9%
Heart Failure	94.9	108	100	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.6	102.5	100	1.1%
Pneumonia	95	99.6	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alamance, NC	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,092	$25,813	$23,281	16.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,241	$17,352	$16,237	13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,942	$22,688	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,977	$16,754	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alamance, NC	Lancaster, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-1.7%	3.1%	128.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	10.6%	12.5%	54.1%
2016-2017	39.6%	52.3%	57.9%	32.1%
2017-2018	15.5%	45.2%	19.0%	191.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-15.8%	-2.2%	1,028.6%
Since 2014	107.4%	102.5%	113.3%	4.6%

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