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Health
7.2% lower in Black Hawk, Colorado
than in Shelby, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Shelby, NC	Black Hawk, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	84.3	100	18.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shelby, NC	Black Hawk, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	100.8	100	2.1%
Heart Failure	103.4	102.9	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.5	100.9	100	11.5%
Pneumonia	104.4	105.1	100	0.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shelby, NC	Black Hawk, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,786	$23,266	$23,281	2.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,620	$16,537	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,032	$22,330	$22,499	11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,558	$17,678	$17,007	0.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shelby, NC	Black Hawk, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	12.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	-0.3%	12.5%	101.3%
2016-2017	39.6%	14.7%	57.9%	62.9%
2017-2018	15.5%	33.5%	19.0%	116.1%
2018-2019	-1.4%	3.8%	-2.2%	371.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	77.5%	113.3%	27.8%

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