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6.1% higher in Morganton, North Carolina
than in Blacksburg, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Blacksburg, VA	Morganton, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	128.4	145.7	100	13.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Blacksburg, VA	Morganton, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.6	93.6	100	10.5%
Heart Failure	105.7	87.4	100	17.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.4	109.9	100	10.6%
Pneumonia	98	98.1	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Blacksburg, VA	Morganton, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,126	$21,594	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,990	$14,046	$16,237	17.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,017	$24,331	$22,499	10.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,476	$16,495	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Blacksburg, VA	Morganton, 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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