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16.4% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Boone, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Boone, NC	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	99.2	100	25.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boone, NC	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	95.2	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	100.7	97	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	85.3	100	11.6%
Pneumonia	96.6	94.4	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boone, NC	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,337	$21,967	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,173	$15,584	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,370	$18,887	$22,499	11.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,245	$15,882	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boone, NC	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	398.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	5.6%	12.5%	75.8%
2016-2017	39.6%	-1.6%	57.9%	104.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	38.3%	19.0%	147.1%
2018-2019	-1.4%	13.4%	-2.2%	1,057.1%
Since 2014	107.4%	33.7%	113.3%	68.6%

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