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30.0% higher in Asheville, North Carolina
than in Ocean City, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Ocean City, NJ	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	131.5	100	96.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ocean City, NJ	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109.7	92.1	100	16.0%
Heart Failure	108.6	101.2	100	6.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.4	101.8	100	11.0%
Pneumonia	105.7	104	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ocean City, NJ	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,321	$21,250	$23,281	16.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,458	$16,266	$16,237	6.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,322	$22,542	$22,499	11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,776	$17,495	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ocean City, NJ	Asheville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	6.0%	3.1%	372.7%
2015-2016	5.1%	23.1%	12.5%	352.9%
2016-2017	4.8%	39.6%	57.9%	725.0%
2017-2018	18.7%	15.5%	19.0%	17.1%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.5%
Since 2014	9.0%	107.4%	113.3%	1,093.3%

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