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2.8% higher in Gastonia, North Carolina
than in Farmington, Maine

Insurance cost

	Farmington, ME	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	102.9	100	0.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Farmington, ME	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.4	101	100	8.1%
Heart Failure	87	98.3	100	13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	96	100	1.9%
Pneumonia	92.4	104	100	12.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Farmington, ME	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,547	$23,305	$23,281	8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,982	$15,802	$16,237	13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,685	$21,247	$22,499	2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,545	$17,491	$17,007	12.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Farmington, ME	Gastonia, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	6.0%	3.1%	600.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	23.1%	12.5%	425.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	39.6%	57.9%	165.8%
2017-2018	52.7%	15.5%	19.0%	70.6%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	81.3%
Since 2014	67.4%	107.4%	113.3%	59.3%

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