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Health
18.7% higher in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
than in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Punxsutawney, PA	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	83.9	134.2	100	60.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Punxsutawney, PA	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	99.8	100	1.1%
Heart Failure	102.4	92.3	100	9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	129.5	92.8	100	28.3%
Pneumonia	102.3	98.2	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Punxsutawney, PA	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,771	$23,037	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,450	$14,831	$16,237	9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$28,664	$20,553	$22,499	28.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,210	$16,515	$17,007	4.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Punxsutawney, PA	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	6.0%	3.1%	452.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	23.1%	12.5%	117.9%
2016-2017	52.3%	39.6%	57.9%	24.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	15.5%	19.0%	65.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	91.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	107.4%	113.3%	4.8%

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