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31.4% higher in Asheville, North Carolina
than in Dalton, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Dalton, MA	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	131.5	100	99.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dalton, MA	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.7	92.1	100	13.7%
Heart Failure	102.4	101.2	100	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	119	101.8	100	14.5%
Pneumonia	103.5	104	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dalton, MA	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,612	$21,250	$23,281	13.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,447	$16,266	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,337	$22,542	$22,499	14.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,398	$17,495	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dalton, MA	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	6.0%	3.1%	330.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	23.1%	12.5%	1,640.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	39.6%	57.9%	1,566.7%
2017-2018	26.4%	15.5%	19.0%	41.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.4%	-2.2%	127.5%
Since 2014	23.9%	107.4%	113.3%	349.4%

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