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5.5% lower in Kernersville, North Carolina
than in Salem, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Salem, VA	Kernersville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.6	114.8	100	4.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, VA	Kernersville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93	89.2	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	100.3	95.1	100	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106	93.1	100	12.2%
Pneumonia	102	96.5	100	5.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, VA	Kernersville, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,468	$20,577	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,117	$15,276	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,464	$20,602	$22,499	12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$16,221	$17,007	5.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, VA	Kernersville, 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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