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5.5% lower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	114.8	100	13.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107	89.2	100	16.6%
Heart Failure	121.3	95.1	100	21.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	133.3	93.1	100	30.2%
Pneumonia	110.5	96.5	100	12.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,680	$20,577	$23,281	16.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,486	$15,276	$16,237	21.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,519	$20,602	$22,499	30.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,580	$16,221	$17,007	12.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	6.0%	3.1%	9.1%
2015-2016	8.6%	23.1%	12.5%	168.6%
2016-2017	17.0%	39.6%	57.9%	132.9%
2017-2018	14.8%	15.5%	19.0%	4.7%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	66.7%
Since 2014	47.4%	107.4%	113.3%	126.6%

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