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32.0% higher in Valdese, North Carolina
than in Potomac, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Potomac, MD	Valdese, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	145.7	100	81.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Potomac, MD	Valdese, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	93.6	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	106.1	87.4	100	17.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.2	109.9	100	1.2%
Pneumonia	104.1	98.1	100	5.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Potomac, MD	Valdese, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,581	$21,594	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,050	$14,046	$16,237	17.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,614	$24,331	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,505	$16,495	$17,007	5.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Potomac, MD	Valdese, 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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