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13.6% lower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Bluefield, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	Bluefield, WV	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	142.8	114.8	100	19.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluefield, WV	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.5	89.2	100	9.4%
Heart Failure	92	95.1	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	93.1	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	98.7	96.5	100	2.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluefield, WV	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,735	$20,577	$23,281	9.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,777	$15,276	$16,237	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,854	$20,602	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,589	$16,221	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluefield, WV	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	6.0%	3.1%	114.3%
2015-2016	24.2%	23.1%	12.5%	4.5%
2016-2017	31.5%	39.6%	57.9%	25.7%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	9.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	114.9%
Since 2014	112.1%	107.4%	113.3%	4.2%

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