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28.8% lower in Portland, Oregon
than in Carolina Shores, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Carolina Shores, NC	Portland, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	147.2	79.1	100	46.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Carolina Shores, NC	Portland, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	94.1	100	7.3%
Heart Failure	94.4	98.6	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.7	88.1	100	0.5%
Pneumonia	90.7	93	100	2.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Carolina Shores, NC	Portland, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,430	$21,719	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,173	$15,841	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,407	$19,512	$22,499	0.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,246	$15,643	$17,007	2.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Carolina Shores, NC	Portland, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	2.8%	3.1%	53.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	22.9%	12.5%	0.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	27.0%	57.9%	31.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	19.0%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	7.0%	-2.2%	600.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	104.1%	113.3%	3.1%

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