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20.4% higher in Blacksburg, Virginia
than in Knoxville, Tennessee

Insurance cost

	Knoxville, TN	Blacksburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.2	128.4	100	36.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Knoxville, TN	Blacksburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	104.6	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	103.6	105.7	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.7	99.4	100	8.4%
Pneumonia	101.9	98	100	3.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Knoxville, TN	Blacksburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,433	$24,126	$23,281	7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,650	$16,990	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,295	$22,017	$22,499	8.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,137	$16,476	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Knoxville, TN	Blacksburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.3%	3.3%	3.1%	82.0%
2015-2016	23.2%	3.9%	12.5%	83.2%
2016-2017	64.5%	10.3%	57.9%	84.0%
2017-2018	57.4%	66.1%	19.0%	15.2%
2018-2019	-26.2%	3.7%	-2.2%	114.1%
Since 2014	178.2%	104.0%	113.3%	41.6%

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