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Health
8.5% higher in Galax, Virginia
than in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Insurance cost

	Chattanooga, TN	Galax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.4	113.4	100	12.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chattanooga, TN	Galax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.3	98.7	100	5.4%
Heart Failure	101.7	99.7	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.5	116.5	100	19.5%
Pneumonia	109	109.4	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chattanooga, TN	Galax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,078	$22,768	$23,281	5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,335	$16,014	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,587	$25,796	$22,499	19.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,334	$18,404	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chattanooga, TN	Galax, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.3%	3.3%	3.1%	82.0%
2015-2016	23.2%	3.9%	12.5%	83.2%
2016-2017	64.5%	10.3%	57.9%	84.0%
2017-2018	57.4%	66.1%	19.0%	15.2%
2018-2019	-26.2%	3.7%	-2.2%	114.1%
Since 2014	178.2%	104.0%	113.3%	41.6%

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