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25.6% higher in Lenoir, North Carolina
than in Shelby, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Shelby, NC	Lenoir, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	145.7	100	41.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shelby, NC	Lenoir, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	93.9	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	103.4	101.7	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.5	122	100	34.8%
Pneumonia	104.4	103.9	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shelby, NC	Lenoir, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,786	$21,664	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,620	$16,339	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,032	$27,009	$22,499	34.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,558	$17,479	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shelby, NC	Lenoir, 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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