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11.7% lower in Guntersville, Alabama
than in Lake Lure, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Lake Lure, NC	Guntersville, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	103.1	100	21.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Lure, NC	Guntersville, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.2	95.9	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	88.7	101.6	100	14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.2	106.3	100	1.8%
Pneumonia	94	94.4	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Lure, NC	Guntersville, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,193	$22,133	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,252	$16,321	$16,237	14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,955	$23,545	$22,499	1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,807	$15,882	$17,007	0.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Lure, NC	Guntersville, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.1%	3.1%	48.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	12.5%	12.5%	45.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	57.9%	57.9%	46.2%
2017-2018	15.5%	19.0%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-2.2%	-2.2%	57.1%
Since 2014	107.4%	113.3%	113.3%	5.5%

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