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7.4% lower in Sanford, North Carolina
than in Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Sanford, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	92.3	100	18.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Sanford, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	107.7	100	14.6%
Heart Failure	95.5	94.3	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	108	100	9.4%
Pneumonia	97	85.6	100	11.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Sanford, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,702	$24,863	$23,281	14.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,343	$15,148	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,852	$23,914	$22,499	9.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,311	$14,399	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Sanford, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	6.0%	3.1%	81.8%
2015-2016	3.9%	23.1%	12.5%	492.3%
2016-2017	10.3%	39.6%	57.9%	284.5%
2017-2018	66.1%	15.5%	19.0%	76.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	-1.4%	-2.2%	137.8%
Since 2014	104.0%	107.4%	113.3%	3.3%

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