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36.2% higher in Wilmington, North Carolina
than in Lexington, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Lexington, KY	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77.4	147.2	100	90.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lexington, KY	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104	99.7	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	109.5	97.3	100	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	95.6	100	1.5%
Pneumonia	107.7	96.7	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lexington, KY	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,002	$22,995	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,589	$15,634	$16,237	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,863	$21,174	$22,499	1.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,106	$16,267	$17,007	10.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lexington, KY	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	6.0%	3.1%	22.1%
2015-2016	-1.9%	23.1%	12.5%	1,315.8%
2016-2017	10.7%	39.6%	57.9%	270.1%
2017-2018	46.0%	15.5%	19.0%	66.3%
2018-2019	9.0%	-1.4%	-2.2%	115.6%
Since 2014	86.2%	107.4%	113.3%	24.6%

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