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0.8% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Ketchikan, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.9	131.5	100	2.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	97.9	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	89.3	92.3	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	98.8	100	10.4%
Pneumonia	75.9	93.1	100	22.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ketchikan, AK	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$22,580	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,346	$14,835	$16,237	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,825	$21,872	$22,499	10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,766	$15,658	$17,007	22.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ketchikan, AK	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	6.0%	3.1%	58.9%
2015-2016	47.3%	23.1%	12.5%	51.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	39.6%	57.9%	37.5%
2017-2018	-21.6%	15.5%	19.0%	171.8%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-1.4%	-2.2%	57.6%
Since 2014	64.8%	107.4%	113.3%	65.7%

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