Bend, Oregon vs. Asheville, North Carolina

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Health
  25.4% higher in Asheville, North Carolina
than in Bend, Oregon
   Insurance cost
Bend, ORAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.7131.5100  41.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bend, ORAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.292.1100  4.3%
Heart Failure96.6101.2100  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.1101.8100  22.5%
Pneumonia91.5104100  13.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bend, ORAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,195$21,250$23,281  4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,515$16,266$16,237  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,404$22,542$22,499  22.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,382$17,495$17,007  13.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bend, ORAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%6.0%3.1%  114.3%
2015-201622.9%23.1%12.5%  0.9%
2016-201727.0%39.6%57.9%  46.7%
2017-201819.0%15.5%19.0%  18.4%
2018-20197.0%-1.4%-2.2%  120.0%
Since 2014104.1%107.4%113.3%  3.2%
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