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20.2% higher in Oak Island, North Carolina
than in Shelby, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Shelby, NC	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	147.2	100	43.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shelby, NC	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	101.5	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	103.4	94.4	100	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.5	87.7	100	3.1%
Pneumonia	104.4	90.7	100	13.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shelby, NC	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,786	$23,430	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,620	$15,173	$16,237	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,032	$19,407	$22,499	3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,558	$15,246	$17,007	13.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shelby, NC	Oak Island, 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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