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0.2% lower in Forest City, North Carolina
than in Black Mountain, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Black Mountain, NC	Forest City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	131.5	100	0.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Black Mountain, NC	Forest City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	96.2	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	101.2	88.7	100	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	108.2	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	104	94	100	9.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Black Mountain, NC	Forest City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$22,193	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$14,252	$16,237	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$23,955	$22,499	6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$15,807	$17,007	9.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Black Mountain, NC	Forest City, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	23.1%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	39.6%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	107.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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