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Gainesville, Florida vs. Banner Elk, North Carolina

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Health
  11.7% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Gainesville, Florida
   Insurance cost
Gainesville, FLBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.5131.5100  27.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Gainesville, FLBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.597.9100  1.6%
Heart Failure102.892.3100  10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement103.998.8100  4.9%
Pneumonia94.893.1100  1.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Gainesville, FLBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,957$22,580$23,281  1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,523$14,835$16,237  10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,001$21,872$22,499  4.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,942$15,658$17,007  1.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Gainesville, FLBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%6.0%3.1%  0.0%
2015-20161.8%23.1%12.5%  1,183.3%
2016-201715.3%39.6%57.9%  158.8%
2017-201840.8%15.5%19.0%  62.0%
2018-20192.4%-1.4%-2.2%  158.3%
Since 201479.3%107.4%113.3%  35.4%
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