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8.9% lower in Shelter Cove, California
than in Asheville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Asheville, NC	Shelter Cove, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	123.6	100	6.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Asheville, NC	Shelter Cove, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	83.7	100	9.1%
Heart Failure	101.2	93.3	100	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	82.2	100	19.3%
Pneumonia	104	93.7	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Asheville, NC	Shelter Cove, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$19,320	$23,281	9.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$14,995	$16,237	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$18,201	$22,499	19.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$15,754	$17,007	10.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Asheville, NC	Shelter Cove, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.0%	3.1%	33.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	9.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.1%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	185.7%
Since 2014	107.4%	45.0%	113.3%	58.1%

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