Charleston, West Virginia vs. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Health
  1.7% lower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Charleston, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Charleston, WVWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium117.7114.8100  2.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Charleston, WVWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.589.2100  10.4%
Heart Failure99.595.1100  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement80.893.1100  15.2%
Pneumonia101.296.5100  4.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Charleston, WVWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,970$20,577$23,281  10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,987$15,276$16,237  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,893$20,602$22,499  15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,023$16,221$17,007  4.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Charleston, WVWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%6.0%3.1%  114.3%
2015-201624.2%23.1%12.5%  4.5%
2016-201731.5%39.6%57.9%  25.7%
2017-201815.5%15.5%19.0%  0.0%
2018-20199.4%-1.4%-2.2%  114.9%
Since 2014112.1%107.4%113.3%  4.2%
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