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26.1% lower in Port Townsend, Washington
than in Asheville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Asheville, NC	Port Townsend, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	67	100	49.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Asheville, NC	Port Townsend, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	99.5	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	101.2	99.5	100	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	111.7	100	9.7%
Pneumonia	104	97.1	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Asheville, NC	Port Townsend, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$22,961	$23,281	8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$15,980	$16,237	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$24,727	$22,499	9.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$16,329	$17,007	6.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Asheville, NC	Port Townsend, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	398.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	5.6%	12.5%	75.8%
2016-2017	39.6%	-1.6%	57.9%	104.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	38.3%	19.0%	147.1%
2018-2019	-1.4%	13.4%	-2.2%	1,057.1%
Since 2014	107.4%	33.7%	113.3%	68.6%

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