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21.9% higher in Waynesville, North Carolina
than in Lihue, Hawaii

Insurance cost

	Lihue, HI	Waynesville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.6	131.5	100	39.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lihue, HI	Waynesville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.3	94.4	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	80.4	96.5	100	20.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.8	90.8	100	5.8%
Pneumonia	100.5	92.6	100	7.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lihue, HI	Waynesville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,523	$21,776	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,921	$15,511	$16,237	20.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,001	$20,110	$22,499	5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,895	$15,571	$17,007	7.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lihue, HI	Waynesville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	43.2%	6.0%	3.1%	86.1%
2015-2016	0.0%	23.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	26.0%	39.6%	57.9%	52.3%
2017-2018	32.7%	15.5%	19.0%	52.6%
2018-2019	12.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	111.1%
Since 2014	169.4%	107.4%	113.3%	36.6%

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