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33.5% lower in Green Valley, Arizona
than in Hickory, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Hickory, NC	Green Valley, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	145.7	65.3	100	55.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hickory, NC	Green Valley, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	98.5	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	98.2	99.7	100	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	92.9	100	5.8%
Pneumonia	103.8	103.6	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hickory, NC	Green Valley, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$22,730	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,778	$16,024	$16,237	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,834	$20,577	$22,499	5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,453	$17,415	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hickory, NC	Green Valley, AZ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-3.0%	3.1%	150.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	21.9%	12.5%	5.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	115.5%	57.9%	191.7%
2017-2018	15.5%	0.2%	19.0%	98.7%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-8.7%	-2.2%	521.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	133.2%	113.3%	24.0%

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