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14.4% higher in Gastonia, North Carolina
than in Dalton, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Dalton, GA	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80	102.9	100	28.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dalton, GA	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.8	101	100	13.7%
Heart Failure	96.2	98.3	100	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.4	96	100	10.6%
Pneumonia	92.1	104	100	12.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dalton, GA	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,489	$23,305	$23,281	13.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,451	$15,802	$16,237	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,773	$21,247	$22,499	10.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,485	$17,491	$17,007	13.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dalton, GA	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	6.0%	3.1%	187.0%
2015-2016	5.9%	23.1%	12.5%	291.5%
2016-2017	17.1%	39.6%	57.9%	131.6%
2017-2018	43.8%	15.5%	19.0%	64.6%
2018-2019	0.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	275.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	107.4%	113.3%	59.3%

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