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18.6% lower in Hilo, Hawaii
than in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Banner Elk, NC	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	94.6	100	28.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Banner Elk, NC	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	87.8	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	92.3	96.4	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	90.8	100	8.1%
Pneumonia	93.1	92.4	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Banner Elk, NC	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,580	$20,266	$23,281	10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,835	$15,483	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,872	$20,097	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,658	$15,535	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Banner Elk, NC	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	43.2%	3.1%	620.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	26.0%	57.9%	34.3%
2017-2018	15.5%	32.7%	19.0%	111.0%
2018-2019	-1.4%	12.6%	-2.2%	1,000.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	169.4%	113.3%	57.7%

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