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18.4% higher in Morehead City, North Carolina
than in Amherst, New York

Insurance cost

	Amherst, NY	Morehead City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.8	134.2	100	41.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Amherst, NY	Morehead City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.1	99.8	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	94.8	92.3	100	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	92.8	100	7.8%
Pneumonia	103.6	98.2	100	5.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Amherst, NY	Morehead City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,862	$23,037	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,231	$14,831	$16,237	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,271	$20,553	$22,499	7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,416	$16,515	$17,007	5.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Amherst, NY	Morehead City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	6.0%	3.1%	44.4%
2015-2016	3.4%	23.1%	12.5%	579.4%
2016-2017	15.5%	39.6%	57.9%	155.5%
2017-2018	11.5%	15.5%	19.0%	34.8%
2018-2019	12.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	111.2%
Since 2014	65.9%	107.4%	113.3%	63.0%

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