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Health
27.3% higher in Mount Airy, North Carolina
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Mount Airy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	114.8	100	85.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Mount Airy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	96.8	100	5.9%
Heart Failure	101.2	98	100	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	100	100	9.4%
Pneumonia	102	94.4	100	7.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Mount Airy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$22,335	$23,281	5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$15,742	$16,237	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$22,143	$22,499	9.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$15,870	$17,007	7.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Mount Airy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	6.0%	3.1%	330.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	23.1%	12.5%	1,640.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	39.6%	57.9%	1,566.7%
2017-2018	26.4%	15.5%	19.0%	41.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.4%	-2.2%	127.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	107.4%	113.3%	349.4%

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