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8.2% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Morgantown, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	Morgantown, WV	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105	131.5	100	25.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Morgantown, WV	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103	97.9	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	106.5	92.3	100	13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.2	98.8	100	7.8%
Pneumonia	107.6	93.1	100	13.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Morgantown, WV	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,766	$22,580	$23,281	5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,109	$14,835	$16,237	13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,730	$21,872	$22,499	7.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,093	$15,658	$17,007	13.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Morgantown, WV	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	6.0%	3.1%	114.3%
2015-2016	24.2%	23.1%	12.5%	4.5%
2016-2017	31.5%	39.6%	57.9%	25.7%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	9.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	114.9%
Since 2014	112.1%	107.4%	113.3%	4.2%

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