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24.5% higher in Lake Lure, North Carolina
than in Katy, Texas

Insurance cost

	Katy, TX	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.4	131.5	100	74.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Katy, TX	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.5	96.2	100	9.7%
Heart Failure	112.9	88.7	100	21.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.2	108.2	100	4.8%
Pneumonia	124.1	94	100	24.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Katy, TX	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,565	$22,193	$23,281	9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,146	$14,252	$16,237	21.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,855	$23,955	$22,499	4.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,870	$15,807	$17,007	24.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Katy, TX	Lake Lure, 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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