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Hickory, North Carolina vs. Bear Creek, Alabama

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Health
  17.8% lower in Bear Creek, Alabama
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCBear Creek, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.7103.1100  29.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCBear Creek, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.799.7100  1.0%
Heart Failure98.291.8100  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement98.6106.2100  7.7%
Pneumonia103.887.9100  15.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCBear Creek, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$23,005$23,281  1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$14,755$16,237  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$23,514$22,499  7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$14,773$17,007  15.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCBear Creek, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%3.1%3.1%  48.3%
2015-201623.1%12.5%12.5%  45.9%
2016-201739.6%57.9%57.9%  46.2%
2017-201815.5%19.0%19.0%  22.6%
2018-2019-1.4%-2.2%-2.2%  57.1%
Since 2014107.4%113.3%113.3%  5.5%
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