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Health
3.7% higher in Hickory, North Carolina
than in Fort Kent, Maine

Insurance cost

	Fort Kent, ME	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137.6	145.7	100	5.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Kent, ME	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	98.7	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	91.4	98.2	100	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.6	98.6	100	9.2%
Pneumonia	91.8	103.8	100	13.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Kent, ME	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,144	$22,777	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,682	$15,778	$16,237	7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,033	$21,834	$22,499	9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,437	$17,453	$17,007	13.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Kent, ME	Hickory, 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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