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17.5% higher in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
than in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Altoona, PA	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.9	92.3	100	44.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Altoona, PA	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109.1	92	100	15.7%
Heart Failure	107.2	102.9	100	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	118.4	100	22.1%
Pneumonia	100	101.2	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Altoona, PA	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,170	$21,218	$23,281	15.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,221	$16,542	$16,237	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,481	$26,216	$22,499	22.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,822	$17,010	$17,007	1.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Altoona, PA	Chapel Hill, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	6.0%	3.1%	452.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	23.1%	12.5%	117.9%
2016-2017	52.3%	39.6%	57.9%	24.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	15.5%	19.0%	65.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	91.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	107.4%	113.3%	4.8%

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