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35.4% higher in New Bern, North Carolina
than in Bellingham, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, MA	New Bern, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.8	134.2	100	113.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, MA	New Bern, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	95.6	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	104.3	92.2	100	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.2	91.8	100	13.6%
Pneumonia	104.5	90.5	100	13.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, MA	New Bern, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,085	$22,062	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,762	$14,812	$16,237	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,520	$20,324	$22,499	13.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,580	$15,220	$17,007	13.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, MA	New Bern, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	6.0%	3.1%	330.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	23.1%	12.5%	1,640.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	39.6%	57.9%	1,566.7%
2017-2018	26.4%	15.5%	19.0%	41.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.4%	-2.2%	127.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	107.4%	113.3%	349.4%

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