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22.0% lower in Columbia, Maryland
than in Spring Lake, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Spring Lake, NC	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.4	80.4	100	41.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Spring Lake, NC	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.4	108.4	100	11.3%
Heart Failure	94.8	99.5	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.9	104	100	4.1%
Pneumonia	98.6	99.3	100	0.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Spring Lake, NC	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,479	$25,017	$23,281	11.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,240	$15,988	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,120	$23,023	$22,499	4.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,588	$16,698	$17,007	0.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Spring Lake, NC	Columbia, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	15.9%	3.1%	165.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	-0.4%	12.5%	101.7%
2016-2017	39.6%	25.2%	57.9%	36.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	53.1%	19.0%	242.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-14.0%	-2.2%	900.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	90.5%	113.3%	15.7%

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