Buffalo, New York vs. Beech Mountain, North Carolina

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Health
  17.6% higher in Beech Mountain, North Carolina
than in Buffalo, New York
   Insurance cost
Buffalo, NYBeech Mountain, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8132.8100  40.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Buffalo, NYBeech Mountain, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.192.5100  6.7%
Heart Failure94.8100.7100  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement100.696.5100  4.1%
Pneumonia103.696.6100  6.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Buffalo, NYBeech Mountain, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$21,337$23,281  6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$16,173$16,237  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$21,370$22,499  4.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$16,245$17,007  6.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Buffalo, NYBeech Mountain, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%6.0%3.1%  44.4%
2015-20163.4%23.1%12.5%  579.4%
2016-201715.5%39.6%57.9%  155.5%
2017-201811.5%15.5%19.0%  34.8%
2018-201912.5%-1.4%-2.2%  111.2%
Since 201465.9%107.4%113.3%  63.0%
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