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24.6% higher in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
than in Houston, Texas

Insurance cost

	Houston, TX	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.4	134.2	100	78.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Houston, TX	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.5	99.8	100	6.3%
Heart Failure	112.9	92.3	100	18.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.2	92.8	100	10.1%
Pneumonia	124.1	98.2	100	20.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Houston, TX	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,565	$23,037	$23,281	6.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,146	$14,831	$16,237	18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,855	$20,553	$22,499	10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,870	$16,515	$17,007	20.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Houston, TX	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	6.0%	3.1%	87.5%
2015-2016	5.1%	23.1%	12.5%	352.9%
2016-2017	19.0%	39.6%	57.9%	108.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	15.5%	19.0%	56.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	-1.4%	-2.2%	160.9%
Since 2014	79.0%	107.4%	113.3%	35.9%

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