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11.3% lower in Virginia Beach, Virginia
than in Hickory, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Hickory, NC	Virginia Beach, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	145.7	113.8	100	21.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hickory, NC	Virginia Beach, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	105.6	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	98.2	101.2	100	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	102.5	100	4.0%
Pneumonia	103.8	105.8	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hickory, NC	Virginia Beach, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$24,375	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,778	$16,259	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,834	$22,694	$22,499	3.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,453	$17,783	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hickory, NC	Virginia Beach, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.3%	3.1%	45.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	3.9%	12.5%	83.1%
2016-2017	39.6%	10.3%	57.9%	74.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	66.1%	19.0%	326.5%
2018-2019	-1.4%	3.7%	-2.2%	364.3%
Since 2014	107.4%	104.0%	113.3%	3.2%

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