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26.2% higher in Oak Island, North Carolina
than in Bellingham, Washington

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, WA	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	147.2	100	48.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, WA	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	101.5	100	6.6%
Heart Failure	97	94.4	100	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	87.7	100	2.8%
Pneumonia	94.4	90.7	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, WA	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,967	$23,430	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,584	$15,173	$16,237	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,887	$19,407	$22,499	2.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,882	$15,246	$17,007	4.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, WA	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	6.0%	3.1%	133.5%
2015-2016	5.6%	23.1%	12.5%	312.5%
2016-2017	-1.6%	39.6%	57.9%	2,575.0%
2017-2018	38.3%	15.5%	19.0%	59.5%
2018-2019	13.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	110.4%
Since 2014	33.7%	107.4%	113.3%	218.7%

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