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7.2% lower in Staunton, Virginia
than in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Banner Elk, NC	Staunton, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	113.4	100	13.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Banner Elk, NC	Staunton, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	97.8	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	92.3	100.9	100	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	97	100	1.8%
Pneumonia	93.1	99.2	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Banner Elk, NC	Staunton, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,580	$22,561	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,835	$16,214	$16,237	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,872	$21,484	$22,499	1.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,658	$16,689	$17,007	6.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Banner Elk, NC	Staunton, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.3%	3.1%	45.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	3.9%	12.5%	83.1%
2016-2017	39.6%	10.3%	57.9%	74.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	66.1%	19.0%	326.5%
2018-2019	-1.4%	3.7%	-2.2%	364.3%
Since 2014	107.4%	104.0%	113.3%	3.2%

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