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16.6% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	114.8	100	38.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	89.2	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	94.1	95.1	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	93.1	100	7.5%
Pneumonia	97.3	96.5	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$20,577	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$15,276	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$20,602	$22,499	7.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$16,221	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	6.0%	3.1%	187.0%
2015-2016	5.9%	23.1%	12.5%	291.5%
2016-2017	17.1%	39.6%	57.9%	131.6%
2017-2018	43.8%	15.5%	19.0%	64.6%
2018-2019	0.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	275.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	107.4%	113.3%	59.3%

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