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6.3% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Harrisonburg, VA	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.2	131.5	100	14.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Harrisonburg, VA	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	97.9	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	102.4	92.3	100	9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.1	98.8	100	5.0%
Pneumonia	100.3	93.1	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Harrisonburg, VA	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,581	$22,580	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,457	$14,835	$16,237	9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,839	$21,872	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,861	$15,658	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Harrisonburg, VA	Banner Elk, 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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