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17.4% lower in Albuquerque, New Mexico
than in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Chapel Hill, NC	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	65.3	100	29.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chapel Hill, NC	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92	95	100	3.3%
Heart Failure	102.9	98.2	100	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	118.4	98.2	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	101.2	96.5	100	4.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chapel Hill, NC	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,218	$21,918	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,542	$15,786	$16,237	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,216	$21,746	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,010	$16,223	$17,007	4.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chapel Hill, NC	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-12.4%	3.1%	306.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	7.1%	12.5%	69.3%
2016-2017	39.6%	28.8%	57.9%	27.3%
2017-2018	15.5%	51.6%	19.0%	232.9%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-11.8%	-2.2%	742.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	61.5%	113.3%	42.7%

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