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38.3% higher in Kinston, North Carolina
than in Seattle, Washington

Insurance cost

	Seattle, WA	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.9	134.2	100	84.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Seattle, WA	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	87.8	100	11.0%
Heart Failure	98.3	96.5	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	118.2	100	25.5%
Pneumonia	101.6	99.6	100	2.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Seattle, WA	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,748	$20,270	$23,281	10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,802	$15,508	$16,237	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,849	$26,161	$22,499	25.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,076	$16,752	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Seattle, WA	Kinston, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	6.0%	3.1%	133.5%
2015-2016	5.6%	23.1%	12.5%	312.5%
2016-2017	-1.6%	39.6%	57.9%	2,575.0%
2017-2018	38.3%	15.5%	19.0%	59.5%
2018-2019	13.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	110.4%
Since 2014	33.7%	107.4%	113.3%	218.7%

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