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23.8% lower in Hood River, Oregon
than in Black Mountain, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Black Mountain, NC	Hood River, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	79.5	100	39.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Black Mountain, NC	Hood River, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	94.8	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	101.2	94.6	100	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	106.6	100	4.7%
Pneumonia	104	79.1	100	23.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Black Mountain, NC	Hood River, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$21,875	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$15,196	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$23,590	$22,499	4.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$13,296	$17,007	24.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Black Mountain, NC	Hood River, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	2.8%	3.1%	53.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	22.9%	12.5%	0.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	27.0%	57.9%	31.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	19.0%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	7.0%	-2.2%	600.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	104.1%	113.3%	3.1%

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