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14.2% lower in Wood Dale, Illinois
than in Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Beech Mountain, NC	Wood Dale, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	89.4	100	32.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Beech Mountain, NC	Wood Dale, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	106	100	14.6%
Heart Failure	100.7	106.5	100	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	108.1	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	96.6	106.5	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Beech Mountain, NC	Wood Dale, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,337	$24,448	$23,281	14.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,173	$17,108	$16,237	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,370	$23,943	$22,499	12.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,245	$17,914	$17,007	10.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Beech Mountain, NC	Wood Dale, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.1%	3.1%	48.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	9.0%	12.5%	61.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	38.0%	57.9%	4.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	38.1%	19.0%	145.8%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-1.6%	-2.2%	14.3%
Since 2014	107.4%	110.6%	113.3%	3.0%

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