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30.3% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Lenoir, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Lenoir, NC	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	145.7	72.2	100	50.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lenoir, NC	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.9	104.2	100	11.0%
Heart Failure	101.7	105.2	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	122	98.5	100	19.3%
Pneumonia	103.9	109.5	100	5.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lenoir, NC	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,664	$24,035	$23,281	10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,339	$16,911	$16,237	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$27,009	$21,804	$22,499	19.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,479	$18,410	$17,007	5.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lenoir, NC	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.0%	3.1%	33.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	9.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	26.1%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	185.7%
Since 2014	107.4%	45.0%	113.3%	58.1%

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