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11.1% higher in Waxhaw, North Carolina
than in Budd Lake, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Budd Lake, NJ	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	69.3	102.9	100	48.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Budd Lake, NJ	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	115.3	95.7	100	17.0%
Heart Failure	114.6	100.1	100	12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	120	110.2	100	8.2%
Pneumonia	108.7	104.5	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Budd Lake, NJ	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,617	$22,085	$23,281	17.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,408	$16,090	$16,237	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,557	$24,395	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,271	$17,569	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Budd Lake, NJ	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	6.0%	3.1%	372.7%
2015-2016	5.1%	23.1%	12.5%	352.9%
2016-2017	4.8%	39.6%	57.9%	725.0%
2017-2018	18.7%	15.5%	19.0%	17.1%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.5%
Since 2014	9.0%	107.4%	113.3%	1,093.3%

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