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5.9% lower in Charlotte, North Carolina
than in Smithers, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	Smithers, WV	Charlotte, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.6	102.9	100	5.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Smithers, WV	Charlotte, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.9	95.1	100	5.7%
Heart Failure	108.4	97.1	100	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.4	96	100	11.4%
Pneumonia	97	102.9	100	6.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Smithers, WV	Charlotte, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,281	$21,943	$23,281	5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,410	$15,602	$16,237	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,007	$21,251	$22,499	11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,308	$17,311	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Smithers, WV	Charlotte, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	6.0%	3.1%	114.3%
2015-2016	24.2%	23.1%	12.5%	4.5%
2016-2017	31.5%	39.6%	57.9%	25.7%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	9.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	114.9%
Since 2014	112.1%	107.4%	113.3%	4.2%

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