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Health
8.6% higher in Charles Town, West Virginia
than in Albany, New York

Insurance cost

	Albany, NY	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	117.1	100	13.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Albany, NY	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.1	98.8	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	98.6	101.5	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	104	100	12.6%
Pneumonia	94.5	90.3	100	4.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Albany, NY	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,099	$22,789	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,842	$16,306	$16,237	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,457	$23,021	$22,499	12.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,884	$15,183	$17,007	4.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Albany, NY	Charles Town, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	2.8%	3.1%	74.1%
2015-2016	3.4%	24.2%	12.5%	611.8%
2016-2017	15.5%	31.5%	57.9%	103.2%
2017-2018	11.5%	15.5%	19.0%	34.8%
2018-2019	12.5%	9.4%	-2.2%	24.8%
Since 2014	65.9%	112.1%	113.3%	70.1%

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