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26.7% lower in Columbus, Indiana
than in Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Blowing Rock, NC	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	67.2	100	49.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Blowing Rock, NC	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	106.7	100	15.4%
Heart Failure	100.7	100.8	100	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	91.9	100	4.8%
Pneumonia	96.6	104	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Blowing Rock, NC	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,337	$24,620	$23,281	15.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,173	$16,203	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,370	$20,348	$22,499	4.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,245	$17,482	$17,007	7.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Blowing Rock, NC	Columbus, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-1.5%	3.1%	125.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	-12.7%	12.5%	155.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	-1.4%	57.9%	103.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	21.9%	19.0%	41.3%
2018-2019	-1.4%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	3.4%	113.3%	96.8%

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