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15.7% higher in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
than in Smithfield, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Smithfield, NC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	134.2	100	45.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Smithfield, NC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.3	99.8	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	92.9	92.3	100	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	117.3	92.8	100	20.9%
Pneumonia	105.9	98.2	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Smithfield, NC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,848	$23,037	$23,281	3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,920	$14,831	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,960	$20,553	$22,499	20.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,804	$16,515	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Smithfield, NC	Emerald Isle, 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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