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8.0% lower in Buxton, Maine
than in Kernersville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Kernersville, NC	Buxton, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.8	93.1	100	18.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kernersville, NC	Buxton, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.2	105.2	100	17.9%
Heart Failure	95.1	94.9	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.1	96.2	100	3.3%
Pneumonia	96.5	90.1	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kernersville, NC	Buxton, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,577	$24,279	$23,281	18.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,276	$15,249	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,602	$21,287	$22,499	3.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,221	$15,159	$17,007	6.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kernersville, NC	Buxton, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-1.2%	3.1%	120.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	4.4%	12.5%	81.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	14.9%	57.9%	62.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	52.7%	19.0%	240.0%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-7.5%	-2.2%	435.7%
Since 2014	107.4%	67.4%	113.3%	37.2%

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