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5.6% lower in Middlesborough, Kentucky
than in Galax, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Galax, VA	Middlesborough, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	115	100	1.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Galax, VA	Middlesborough, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	95.9	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	99.7	86.1	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	96.5	100	17.2%
Pneumonia	109.4	84.9	100	22.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Galax, VA	Middlesborough, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,768	$22,126	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,014	$13,835	$16,237	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,796	$21,373	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,404	$14,285	$17,007	22.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Galax, VA	Middlesborough, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	7.7%	3.1%	133.3%
2015-2016	3.9%	-1.9%	12.5%	148.7%
2016-2017	10.3%	10.7%	57.9%	3.9%
2017-2018	66.1%	46.0%	19.0%	30.4%
2018-2019	3.7%	9.0%	-2.2%	143.2%
Since 2014	104.0%	86.2%	113.3%	17.1%

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