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23.4% higher in Beech Mountain, North Carolina
than in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Gaithersburg, MD	Beech Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	132.8	100	65.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gaithersburg, MD	Beech Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	92.5	100	5.5%
Heart Failure	106.1	100.7	100	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.2	96.5	100	13.2%
Pneumonia	104.1	96.6	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gaithersburg, MD	Beech Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,581	$21,337	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,050	$16,173	$16,237	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,614	$21,370	$22,499	13.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,505	$16,245	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gaithersburg, MD	Beech Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	6.0%	3.1%	62.3%
2015-2016	-0.4%	23.1%	12.5%	5,875.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	39.6%	57.9%	57.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	15.5%	19.0%	70.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	107.4%	113.3%	18.7%

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