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Highlands, North Carolina vs. Los Angeles, California

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Health
  21.4% lower in Los Angeles, California
than in Highlands, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Highlands, NCLos Angeles, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.568.3100  48.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Highlands, NCLos Angeles, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.8104.4100  5.7%
Heart Failure85.9112.1100  30.5%
Hip Knee Replacement99.9109.8100  9.9%
Pneumonia93.1122.9100  32.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Highlands, NCLos Angeles, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,791$24,099$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,805$18,006$16,237  30.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,116$24,306$22,499  9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,660$20,674$17,007  32.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Highlands, NCLos Angeles, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.0%3.1%  33.3%
2015-201623.1%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201739.6%9.3%57.9%  76.5%
2017-201815.5%26.1%19.0%  68.4%
2018-2019-1.4%1.2%-2.2%  185.7%
Since 2014107.4%45.0%113.3%  58.1%
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