Hickory, North Carolina vs. Sandy Springs, Georgia

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Health
  25.1% lower in Sandy Springs, Georgia
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCSandy Springs, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.784.5100  42.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCSandy Springs, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.797.6100  1.1%
Heart Failure98.298.1100  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement98.698.7100  0.1%
Pneumonia103.8104.4100  0.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCSandy Springs, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$22,524$23,281  1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$15,757$16,237  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$21,853$22,499  0.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$17,561$17,007  0.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCSandy Springs, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%-6.9%3.1%  215.0%
2015-201623.1%5.9%12.5%  74.5%
2016-201739.6%17.1%57.9%  56.8%
2017-201815.5%43.8%19.0%  182.6%
2018-2019-1.4%0.8%-2.2%  157.1%
Since 2014107.4%67.4%113.3%  37.2%
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