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15.0% lower in Newport News, Virginia
than in Hickory, North Carolina

Insurance cost

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

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hickory, NC	Newport News, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	94.3	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	98.2	95.8	100	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	93	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	103.8	97.6	100	6.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hickory, NC	Newport News, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$21,750	$23,281	4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,778	$15,395	$16,237	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,834	$20,594	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,453	$16,404	$17,007	6.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hickory, NC	Newport News, 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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