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Health
25.8% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	131.5	100	78.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	97.9	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	104.1	92.3	100	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	98.8	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	110.4	93.1	100	15.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,580	$23,281	5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$14,835	$16,237	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$21,872	$22,499	12.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$15,658	$17,007	15.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	9.0%	23.1%	12.5%	156.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	39.6%	57.9%	4.2%
2017-2018	38.1%	15.5%	19.0%	59.3%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	12.5%
Since 2014	110.6%	107.4%	113.3%	2.9%

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