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Kansas City, Missouri vs. Highlands, North Carolina

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Health
  20.4% higher in Highlands, North Carolina
than in Kansas City, Missouri
   Insurance cost
Kansas City, MOHighlands, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium90131.5100  46.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kansas City, MOHighlands, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.298.8100  3.8%
Heart Failure97.285.9100  11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement101.799.9100  1.8%
Pneumonia102.793.1100  9.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kansas City, MOHighlands, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,972$22,791$23,281  3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,616$13,805$16,237  11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,506$22,116$22,499  1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,272$15,660$17,007  9.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kansas City, MOHighlands, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%6.0%3.1%  700.0%
2015-201610.6%23.1%12.5%  117.9%
2016-201718.5%39.6%57.9%  114.1%
2017-201842.2%15.5%19.0%  63.3%
2018-2019-5.7%-1.4%-2.2%  75.4%
Since 201473.9%107.4%113.3%  45.3%
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