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Health
3.2% higher in Ocean City, Maryland
than in Asheville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Asheville, NC	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	133	100	1.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Asheville, NC	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	108	100	17.3%
Heart Failure	101.2	109	100	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	99.6	100	2.2%
Pneumonia	104	104.3	100	0.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Asheville, NC	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$24,913	$23,281	17.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$17,508	$16,237	7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$22,055	$22,499	2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$17,532	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Asheville, NC	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	15.9%	3.1%	165.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	-0.4%	12.5%	101.7%
2016-2017	39.6%	25.2%	57.9%	36.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	53.1%	19.0%	242.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-14.0%	-2.2%	900.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	90.5%	113.3%	15.7%

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