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12.6% higher in Mills River, North Carolina
than in Rural Retreat, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Rural Retreat, VA	Mills River, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	131.5	100	16.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rural Retreat, VA	Mills River, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91	104.8	100	15.2%
Heart Failure	95.7	102.1	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.3	99.7	100	0.6%
Pneumonia	90.8	106.5	100	17.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rural Retreat, VA	Mills River, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,995	$24,190	$23,281	15.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,374	$16,408	$16,237	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,205	$22,067	$22,499	0.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,263	$17,910	$17,007	17.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rural Retreat, VA	Mills River, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	6.0%	3.1%	81.8%
2015-2016	3.9%	23.1%	12.5%	492.3%
2016-2017	10.3%	39.6%	57.9%	284.5%
2017-2018	66.1%	15.5%	19.0%	76.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	-1.4%	-2.2%	137.8%
Since 2014	104.0%	107.4%	113.3%	3.3%

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