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30.7% lower in South Bend, Indiana
than in Boone, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Boone, NC	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	59.9	100	54.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boone, NC	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	92.5	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	100.7	96.2	100	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	104.8	100	8.6%
Pneumonia	96.6	100.7	100	4.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boone, NC	South Bend, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,337	$21,349	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,173	$15,460	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,370	$23,192	$22,499	8.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,245	$16,932	$17,007	4.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boone, NC	South Bend, 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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