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6.0% lower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Gainesville, Texas

Insurance cost

	Gainesville, TX	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.1	114.8	100	1.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gainesville, TX	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	89.2	100	14.6%
Heart Failure	107.2	95.1	100	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	113.1	93.1	100	17.7%
Pneumonia	103.5	96.5	100	6.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gainesville, TX	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,109	$20,577	$23,281	14.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,230	$15,276	$16,237	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,035	$20,602	$22,499	17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,397	$16,221	$17,007	6.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gainesville, TX	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	6.0%	3.1%	87.5%
2015-2016	5.1%	23.1%	12.5%	352.9%
2016-2017	19.0%	39.6%	57.9%	108.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	15.5%	19.0%	56.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	-1.4%	-2.2%	160.9%
Since 2014	79.0%	107.4%	113.3%	35.9%

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