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33.8% higher in Hickory, North Carolina
than in Hardwick, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Hardwick, NJ	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	69.3	145.7	100	110.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hardwick, NJ	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	115.2	98.7	100	14.3%
Heart Failure	109.2	98.2	100	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	115.3	98.6	100	14.5%
Pneumonia	112.8	103.8	100	8.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hardwick, NJ	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,576	$22,777	$23,281	14.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,548	$15,778	$16,237	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,537	$21,834	$22,499	14.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,965	$17,453	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hardwick, NJ	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	6.0%	3.1%	372.7%
2015-2016	5.1%	23.1%	12.5%	352.9%
2016-2017	4.8%	39.6%	57.9%	725.0%
2017-2018	18.7%	15.5%	19.0%	17.1%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.5%
Since 2014	9.0%	107.4%	113.3%	1,093.3%

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