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8.6% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Bellingham, Washington

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, WA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	114.8	100	15.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, WA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	89.2	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	97	95.1	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	93.1	100	9.1%
Pneumonia	94.4	96.5	100	2.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, WA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,967	$20,577	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,584	$15,276	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,887	$20,602	$22,499	9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,882	$16,221	$17,007	2.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, WA	Winston-Salem, 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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