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8.7% higher in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
than in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Fayetteville, NC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.4	156.2	100	12.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fayetteville, NC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.4	102.6	100	5.3%
Heart Failure	94.8	99.8	100	5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.9	96	100	3.9%
Pneumonia	98.6	107.7	100	9.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fayetteville, NC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,479	$23,675	$23,281	5.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,240	$16,036	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,120	$21,262	$22,499	3.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,588	$18,107	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fayetteville, NC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.0%	3.1%	33.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	9.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.1%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	185.7%
Since 2014	107.4%	45.0%	113.3%	58.1%

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