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6.5% lower in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
than in Salem, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Salem, NC	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	145.7	132.8	100	8.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, NC	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.6	92.5	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	87.4	100.7	100	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.9	96.5	100	12.2%
Pneumonia	98.1	96.6	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, NC	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,594	$21,337	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,046	$16,173	$16,237	15.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,331	$21,370	$22,499	12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,495	$16,245	$17,007	1.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, NC	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	23.1%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	39.6%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	107.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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