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21.6% lower in Apex, North Carolina
than in Ocean Pines, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Ocean Pines, MD	Apex, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	133	90.2	100	32.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ocean Pines, MD	Apex, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	95.9	100	11.2%
Heart Failure	109	96.2	100	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.6	95.8	100	3.8%
Pneumonia	104.3	97.8	100	6.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ocean Pines, MD	Apex, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,913	$22,134	$23,281	11.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,508	$15,457	$16,237	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,055	$21,203	$22,499	3.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,532	$16,453	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ocean Pines, MD	Apex, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	6.0%	3.1%	62.3%
2015-2016	-0.4%	23.1%	12.5%	5,875.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	39.6%	57.9%	57.1%
2017-2018	53.1%	15.5%	19.0%	70.8%
2018-2019	-14.0%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.0%
Since 2014	90.5%	107.4%	113.3%	18.7%

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