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Health
5.7% higher in Murphy, North Carolina
than in Essex, Vermont

Insurance cost

	Essex, VT	Murphy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.4	131.5	100	10.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Essex, VT	Murphy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101	98.2	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	101.7	99.3	100	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.6	98.1	100	0.5%
Pneumonia	92.7	101.8	100	9.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Essex, VT	Murphy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,303	$22,664	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,339	$15,961	$16,237	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,619	$21,720	$22,499	0.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,585	$17,120	$17,007	9.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Essex, VT	Murphy, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	13.3%	6.0%	3.1%	54.9%
2015-2016	0.0%	23.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	5.1%	39.6%	57.9%	676.5%
2017-2018	2.6%	15.5%	19.0%	496.2%
2018-2019	23.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	106.0%
Since 2014	50.6%	107.4%	113.3%	112.3%

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