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4.0% lower in South Charleston, West Virginia
than in Cave Spring, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Cave Spring, VA	South Charleston, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.6	117.7	100	1.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Cave Spring, VA	South Charleston, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	99.5	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	99.5	99.5	100	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.6	80.8	100	22.8%
Pneumonia	97.8	101.2	100	3.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Cave Spring, VA	South Charleston, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,582	$22,970	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,993	$15,987	$16,237	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,156	$17,893	$22,499	22.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,439	$17,023	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Cave Spring, VA	South Charleston, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	2.8%	3.1%	15.2%
2015-2016	3.9%	24.2%	12.5%	520.5%
2016-2017	10.3%	31.5%	57.9%	205.8%
2017-2018	66.1%	15.5%	19.0%	76.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	9.4%	-2.2%	154.1%
Since 2014	104.0%	112.1%	113.3%	7.8%

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