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Health
24.9% higher in Lake Lure, North Carolina
than in Durham, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Durham, NC	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	131.5	100	42.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Durham, NC	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.4	96.2	100	6.4%
Heart Failure	90.3	88.7	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	108.2	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	96	94	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Durham, NC	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,852	$22,193	$23,281	6.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,514	$14,252	$16,237	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,454	$23,955	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,141	$15,807	$17,007	2.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Durham, NC	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	23.1%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	39.6%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	107.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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