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Hickory, North Carolina vs. Bellingham, Washington

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Health
  22.0% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCBellingham, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.799.2100  31.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCBellingham, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.795.2100  3.5%
Heart Failure98.297100  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement98.685.3100  13.5%
Pneumonia103.894.4100  9.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCBellingham, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$21,967$23,281  3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$15,584$16,237  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$18,887$22,499  13.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$15,882$17,007  9.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCBellingham, WAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%-17.9%3.1%  398.3%
2015-201623.1%5.6%12.5%  75.8%
2016-201739.6%-1.6%57.9%  104.0%
2017-201815.5%38.3%19.0%  147.1%
2018-2019-1.4%13.4%-2.2%  1,057.1%
Since 2014107.4%33.7%113.3%  68.6%
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