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18.6% higher in Black Mountain, North Carolina
than in Saranac Lake, New York

Insurance cost

	Saranac Lake, NY	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	131.5	100	27.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Saranac Lake, NY	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.4	92.1	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	85.4	101.2	100	18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.7	101.8	100	12.2%
Pneumonia	94.7	104	100	9.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Saranac Lake, NY	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,317	$21,250	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,724	$16,266	$16,237	18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,089	$22,542	$22,499	12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,931	$17,495	$17,007	9.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Saranac Lake, NY	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	6.0%	3.1%	44.4%
2015-2016	3.4%	23.1%	12.5%	579.4%
2016-2017	15.5%	39.6%	57.9%	155.5%
2017-2018	11.5%	15.5%	19.0%	34.8%
2018-2019	12.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	111.2%
Since 2014	65.9%	107.4%	113.3%	63.0%

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