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Health
2.4% higher in Hot Springs, North Carolina
than in Palmer, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Palmer, AK	Hot Springs, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	131.5	100	4.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Palmer, AK	Hot Springs, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.2	98.5	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	84.1	96.9	100	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	83	99	100	19.3%
Pneumonia	82.2	95	100	15.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Palmer, AK	Hot Springs, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,051	$22,725	$23,281	8.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,508	$15,566	$16,237	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,385	$21,923	$22,499	19.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,829	$15,980	$17,007	15.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Palmer, AK	Hot Springs, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	6.0%	3.1%	58.9%
2015-2016	47.3%	23.1%	12.5%	51.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	39.6%	57.9%	37.5%
2017-2018	-21.6%	15.5%	19.0%	171.8%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-1.4%	-2.2%	57.6%
Since 2014	64.8%	107.4%	113.3%	65.7%

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