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13.3% lower in Little River, South Carolina
than in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Banner Elk, NC	Little River, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	101.7	100	22.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Banner Elk, NC	Little River, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	102	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	92.3	95.2	100	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	89.6	100	9.3%
Pneumonia	93.1	96.9	100	4.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Banner Elk, NC	Little River, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,580	$23,531	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,835	$15,296	$16,237	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,872	$19,833	$22,499	9.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,658	$16,287	$17,007	4.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Banner Elk, NC	Little River, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	11.1%	12.5%	51.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	28.2%	57.9%	28.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	34.7%	19.0%	123.9%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	542.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	103.7%	113.3%	3.4%

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