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2.4% higher in Grand Junction, Colorado
than in Shelby, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Shelby, NC	Grand Junction, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	109.8	100	6.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shelby, NC	Grand Junction, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	97.8	100	0.9%
Heart Failure	103.4	89.2	100	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.5	95.4	100	5.4%
Pneumonia	104.4	97.8	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shelby, NC	Grand Junction, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,786	$22,566	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,620	$14,328	$16,237	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,032	$21,132	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,558	$16,453	$17,007	6.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shelby, NC	Grand Junction, 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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