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8.4% lower in Athens, Alabama
than in Christiansburg, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Christiansburg, VA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	128.4	114	100	11.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Christiansburg, VA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.6	93.7	100	10.4%
Heart Failure	105.7	92.2	100	12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.4	104.4	100	5.0%
Pneumonia	98	93	100	5.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Christiansburg, VA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,126	$21,610	$23,281	10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,990	$14,822	$16,237	12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,017	$23,114	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,476	$15,634	$17,007	5.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Christiansburg, VA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	3.1%	3.1%	6.1%
2015-2016	3.9%	12.5%	12.5%	220.5%
2016-2017	10.3%	57.9%	57.9%	462.1%
2017-2018	66.1%	19.0%	19.0%	71.3%
2018-2019	3.7%	-2.2%	-2.2%	159.5%
Since 2014	104.0%	113.3%	113.3%	8.9%

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