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Asheville, North Carolina vs. Banner Elk, North Carolina

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Health
  1.0% lower in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Asheville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Asheville, NCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5131.5100  0.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Asheville, NCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.197.9100  6.3%
Heart Failure101.292.3100  8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement101.898.8100  2.9%
Pneumonia10493.1100  10.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Asheville, NCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,250$22,580$23,281  6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,266$14,835$16,237  8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,542$21,872$22,499  3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,495$15,658$17,007  10.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Asheville, NCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%6.0%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201623.1%23.1%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201739.6%39.6%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201815.5%15.5%19.0%  0.0%
2018-2019-1.4%-1.4%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 2014107.4%107.4%113.3%  0.0%
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