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36.5% higher in Kinston, North Carolina
than in Madison, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Madison, WI	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.5	134.2	100	82.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Madison, WI	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.8	87.8	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	95.5	96.5	100	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	118.2	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	100.8	99.6	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Madison, WI	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,561	$20,270	$23,281	10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,352	$15,508	$16,237	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,446	$26,161	$22,499	16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,942	$16,752	$17,007	1.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Madison, WI	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	6.0%	3.1%	122.2%
2015-2016	4.2%	23.1%	12.5%	450.0%
2016-2017	15.4%	39.6%	57.9%	157.1%
2017-2018	54.6%	15.5%	19.0%	71.6%
2018-2019	-5.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	75.0%
Since 2014	80.2%	107.4%	113.3%	33.9%

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