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20.9% lower in La Grande, Oregon
than in Hickory, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Hickory, NC	La Grande, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	145.7	107.5	100	26.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hickory, NC	La Grande, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	93.7	100	5.1%
Heart Failure	98.2	84.8	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	81.9	100	16.9%
Pneumonia	103.8	83.4	100	19.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hickory, NC	La Grande, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$21,615	$23,281	5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,778	$13,621	$16,237	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,834	$18,142	$22,499	16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,453	$14,025	$17,007	19.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hickory, NC	La Grande, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	2.8%	3.1%	53.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	22.9%	12.5%	0.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	27.0%	57.9%	31.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	19.0%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	7.0%	-2.2%	600.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	104.1%	113.3%	3.1%

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