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Health
2.2% higher in Walnut Cove, North Carolina
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Walnut Cove, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	114.8	100	13.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Walnut Cove, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	94.9	100	7.2%
Heart Failure	103.1	96.9	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	102.4	100	5.0%
Pneumonia	117.4	92.9	100	20.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Walnut Cove, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$21,887	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$15,577	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$22,682	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$15,617	$17,007	20.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Walnut Cove, 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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