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Health
2.2% higher in Maggie Valley, North Carolina
than in Galax, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Galax, VA	Maggie Valley, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	131.5	100	16.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Galax, VA	Maggie Valley, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	94.4	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	99.7	96.5	100	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	90.8	100	22.1%
Pneumonia	109.4	92.6	100	15.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Galax, VA	Maggie Valley, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,768	$21,776	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,014	$15,511	$16,237	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,796	$20,110	$22,499	22.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,404	$15,571	$17,007	15.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Galax, VA	Maggie Valley, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	6.0%	3.1%	81.8%
2015-2016	3.9%	23.1%	12.5%	492.3%
2016-2017	10.3%	39.6%	57.9%	284.5%
2017-2018	66.1%	15.5%	19.0%	76.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	-1.4%	-2.2%	137.8%
Since 2014	104.0%	107.4%	113.3%	3.3%

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