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Health
2.1% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in California, Maryland

Insurance cost

	California, MD	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	133	131.5	100	1.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	California, MD	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.7	97.9	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	97.7	92.3	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.1	98.8	100	18.9%
Pneumonia	90.8	93.1	100	2.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	California, MD	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,627	$22,580	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,699	$14,835	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,402	$21,872	$22,499	18.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,273	$15,658	$17,007	2.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	California, MD	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	6.0%	3.1%	62.3%
2015-2016	-0.4%	23.1%	12.5%	5,875.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	39.6%	57.9%	57.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	15.5%	19.0%	70.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	107.4%	113.3%	18.7%

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