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16.1% lower in Billings, Montana
than in Black Mountain, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Black Mountain, NC	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	100.2	100	23.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Black Mountain, NC	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	97.9	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	101.2	95.4	100	5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	86.7	100	14.8%
Pneumonia	104	94.2	100	9.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Black Mountain, NC	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$22,597	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$15,327	$16,237	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$19,187	$22,499	14.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$15,834	$17,007	9.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Black Mountain, NC	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-5.5%	3.1%	191.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	34.7%	12.5%	50.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	44.4%	57.9%	12.1%
2017-2018	15.5%	12.9%	19.0%	16.8%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	592.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	121.7%	113.3%	13.3%

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