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37.3% higher in Black Mountain, North Carolina
than in Salem, Ohio

Insurance cost

	Salem, OH	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.1	131.5	100	108.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, OH	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.9	92.1	100	15.4%
Heart Failure	107.1	101.2	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	101.8	100	6.9%
Pneumonia	112.7	104	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, OH	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,125	$21,250	$23,281	15.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,205	$16,266	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$22,542	$22,499	6.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,958	$17,495	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, OH	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	6.0%	3.1%	215.8%
2015-2016	-0.4%	23.1%	12.5%	5,875.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	39.6%	57.9%	1,700.0%
2017-2018	35.4%	15.5%	19.0%	56.2%
2018-2019	2.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	43.9%	107.4%	113.3%	144.6%

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