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4.8% higher in Sunset Beach, North Carolina
than in Emerald Isle, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Emerald Isle, NC	Sunset Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.2	147.2	100	9.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Emerald Isle, NC	Sunset Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.8	101.5	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	92.3	94.4	100	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.8	87.7	100	5.5%
Pneumonia	98.2	90.7	100	7.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Emerald Isle, NC	Sunset Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,037	$23,430	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,831	$15,173	$16,237	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,553	$19,407	$22,499	5.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,515	$15,246	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Emerald Isle, NC	Sunset Beach, 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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